Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
85 | 84 | 96 | 102 | 85 | 138 | 105 | 104 | 125 | 158 | 177 | 181 | 143 | 139 | 111 | 102 | 90 | 131 | |
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 | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.42m | 6:39PM1.90m | 9:26AM1.47m | 7:28PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.51m | 12:23PM1.32m | 2:24AM0.42m | 1:22PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
66 | 75 | 96 | 102 | 85 | 85 | 55 | 104 | 125 | 158 | 177 | 181 | 143 | 139 | 62 | 66 | 90 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 14 |
85 | 65 | 64 | 84 | 84 | 59 | 35 | 83 | 110 | 78 | 80 | 62 | 57 | 60 | 83 | 81 | 87 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
29 | 84 | 85 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 76 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 64 | 93 | 50 | 50 | 81 | 113 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — |
71 | — | — | — | — | 138 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 102 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 251 | 97 | 97 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 25 | 51 |
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