
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
207 | 204 | 215 | 253 | 241 | 245 | 241 | 226 | 292 | 298 | 336 | 326 | 604 | 355 | 290 | 270 | 383 | 243 | 411 | 371 | 197 | 184 | 257 | 532 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.86m | 9:52PM1.89m | 10:15AM1.96m | 10:37PM1.82m | 10:41AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.48m | 3:51PM0.69m | 4:02AM0.57m | 4:31PM0.55m | 4:29AM0.68m | 5:15PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 |
207 | 204 | 204 | 253 | 241 | 245 | 173 | 226 | 292 | 298 | 336 | 326 | 318 | 277 | 277 | 270 | 237 | 243 | 202 | 202 | 184 | 184 | 158 | 327 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 |
176 | 176 | 215 | 50 | 71 | 50 | 241 | 223 | 223 | 234 | 277 | 260 | 260 | 57 | 290 | 257 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 106 | 96 | 93 | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 13 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 |
34 | 31 | 16 | 76 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 17 | 13 | 31 | 51 | 53 | 57 | — | 56 | 92 | 92 | 80 | 108 | 107 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 127 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 59 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 604 | 355 | — | — | 383 | — | 411 | 371 | 197 | 140 | 257 | 532 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 19 | 61 | 251 | 63 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 61 | 251 | 64 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 74 | 97 | 126 | 74 | 19 |
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