Main Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° N 120.66° W

Issued: 3 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Street sea temperature is

20.3°C

Main Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Main Street today (10 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (10 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (10 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s

Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 9				Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2817	2577	2285	1905	1535	1356	1193	889	917	975	1073	1211	1230	1249	1249	1127	1073	960	946	816	778	980	2115
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	WNW	W	N	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	WSW	WSW	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide					10:50PM1.55m			9:22AM2.15m					11:40PM1.51m			9:54AM2.10m					00:34AM1.47m
Low Tide			4:09PM0.20m			3:14AM1.16m					4:48PM0.22m			3:45AM1.23m					5:30PM0.27m				4:17AM1.29m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	20	19	20	20	19	18	22	26	25	22	21	19	19	19	22	24	23	21	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	20	17	17	19	17	15	14	19	23	22	20	18	16	16	16	20	21	22	21	18	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 16
kJ	2817	2577	2285	1905	1535	1356	1193	889	917	975	1073	1211	1230	1249	1249	1127	1073	960	946	816	778	980	2115
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	85	80	109	77	76	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	69	64	45	45	44	95	67	69	70	71	99
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 20	S 19	S 19	—	SW 15	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 19	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 18
kJ	—	—	7	7	7	—	104	12	30	30	30	—	—	25	64	64	64	7	15	15	37	35	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	61	64	19	2	0	0	0	0	16	25	16	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	9	8

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