
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
499 | 409 | 382 | 334 | 330 | 412 | 352 | 325 | 316 | 316 | 307 | 294 | 344 | 422 | 402 | 352 | 291 | 291 | 270 | 372 | 465 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.59m | 10:57PM2.08m | 12:39PM1.64m | 11:34PM1.97m | 1:05PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.23m | 4:56PM1.09m | 6:04AM0.30m | 5:40PM1.06m | 6:30AM0.40m | 6:29PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
212 | 183 | 169 | 202 | 300 | 412 | 352 | 291 | 231 | 202 | 307 | 238 | 344 | 422 | 402 | 352 | 291 | 291 | 140 | 372 | 465 | 563 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
499 | 409 | 382 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 316 | 316 | — | 294 | 227 | 183 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 142 | 28 | 111 | 104 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
3 | 181 | 176 | 167 | 125 | — | — | — | 164 | — | — | — | 8 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 68 | 47 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 270 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 170 | 170 | 97 | 74 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 61 | 97 | 74 | 74 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 97 | 97 | 64 | 51 | 16 |
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