Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 158 | 181 | 214 | 186 | 220 | 186 | 215 | 235 | 363 | 560 | 243 | 243 | 287 | 299 | 248 | 432 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:27PM2.10m | 10:51AM1.68m | 10:04PM2.06m | 11:13AM1.75m | 10:43PM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.30m | 4:04PM0.94m | 4:52AM0.35m | 4:44PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 158 | 181 | 214 | 186 | 220 | 115 | 215 | 116 | 114 | 383 | 226 | 140 | 287 | 299 | 248 | 294 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 192 | 139 | 130 | 121 | 116 | 157 | 55 | 160 | 100 | 127 | 83 | 76 | 243 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 432 | 516 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 82 | 102 | 82 | 22 | 91 | 243 | 69 | 19 | 44 | 91 | 27 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | 235 | 363 | 560 | — | — | 108 | 204 | 229 | — | 477 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 126 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 52 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 19 | 63 | 25 | 97 | 96 |
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