Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 2AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
136 | 194 | 108 | 243 | 243 | 289 | 299 | 248 | 432 | 516 | 600 | 781 | 600 | 499 | 443 | 508 | 502 | 603 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM2.06m | 11:13AM1.75m | 10:43PM1.98m | 11:37AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.35m | 4:44PM0.85m | 5:17AM0.45m | 5:28PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
116 | 108 | 112 | 76 | 236 | 167 | 299 | 248 | 210 | 280 | 296 | 263 | 270 | 499 | 443 | 508 | 502 | 421 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 |
100 | 114 | 91 | 243 | 243 | 287 | 45 | 42 | 432 | 516 | 600 | 781 | 600 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 567 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 |
82 | 162 | 108 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 35 | 91 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
136 | 194 | 85 | 158 | — | 289 | 140 | 154 | — | — | — | 452 | — | 303 | 302 | 353 | 419 | 603 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 19 | 55 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 94 | 74 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 74 | 126 | 126 | 97 | 25 |
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