
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
237 | 241 | 237 | 301 | 309 | 284 | 233 | 124 | 191 | 247 | 236 | 344 | 370 | 336 | 297 | 454 | 325 | 339 | 540 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.72m | 11:10AM2.11m | 00:19AM1.60m | 11:45AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.44m | 4:57AM0.80m | 6:02PM0.37m | 5:27AM0.94m | 6:56PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 |
237 | 241 | 237 | 183 | 178 | 136 | 113 | 121 | 102 | 119 | 150 | 344 | 370 | 336 | 297 | 267 | 325 | 264 | 540 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | WNW 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 |
75 | 69 | 40 | 226 | 161 | 148 | 148 | 124 | 118 | 104 | 104 | 137 | 226 | 164 | 169 | 186 | 245 | 245 | 257 | 196 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
45 | 18 | 68 | 127 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 42 | 74 | 60 | 86 | 229 | 69 | 164 | 193 | 164 | 14 | 81 | 245 | 203 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — |
161 | 145 | 94 | 301 | 309 | 284 | 233 | 113 | 191 | 247 | 236 | — | — | — | — | 454 | 280 | 339 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 74 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 78 | 251 | 112 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 96 | 108 | 19 | 16 |
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