Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 352 | 331 | 290 | 297 | 402 | 264 | 394 | 257 | 270 | 250 | 185 | 426 | 360 | 360 | 302 | 500 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.60m | 11:45AM2.14m | 1:24AM1.48m | 12:25PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.94m | 6:56PM0.34m | 5:59AM1.07m | 7:58PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 152 | 352 | 331 | 290 | 297 | 245 | 264 | 394 | 119 | 270 | 250 | 170 | 426 | 360 | 360 | 302 | 500 | 475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 104 | 137 | 226 | 217 | 169 | 186 | 245 | 245 | 257 | 207 | 141 | 185 | 196 | 151 | 218 | 142 | 132 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WNW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 86 | 229 | 69 | 164 | 193 | 162 | 14 | 6 | 245 | 248 | 201 | 155 | 118 | 233 | 151 | 209 | 50 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 319 | — | — | — | — | 402 | 261 | 364 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 126 | 126 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 243 | 61 | 19 | 16 |
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