Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 9PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 457 | 447 | 699 | 603 | 602 | 609 | 623 | 665 | 694 | 558 | 699 | 682 | 671 | 679 | 679 | 679 | 671 | 532 | 844 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:30PM2.10m | 10:51AM1.49m | 9:08PM2.15m | 11:18AM1.52m | 9:45PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM1.24m | 4:03AM0.25m | 2:56PM1.20m | 4:35AM0.21m | 3:36PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 520 | 457 | 447 | 496 | 310 | 249 | 208 | 623 | 665 | 694 | 408 | 432 | 383 | 311 | 250 | 679 | 679 | 671 | 532 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 41 | 16 | 24 | 442 | 442 | 602 | 609 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 432 | 459 | 487 | 671 | 679 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 530 | 540 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SW 9 | S 10 | — | S 19 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 72 | 118 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | — | — | 89 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 186 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 242 | 333 | 447 | 699 | 603 | 452 | — | 203 | 279 | 397 | 558 | 699 | 682 | — | — | 232 | 353 | 480 | — | 844 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 81 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 97 | 97 | 74 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 61 | 244 | 74 | 25 | 16 |
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