Main Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° N 120.66° W

Issued: 3 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Street sea temperature is

20.1°C

Main Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Main Street today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s

Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 8	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	494	192	428	557	622	841	841	1226	2888	3028	2889	2388	2133	2107	1923	1899	1706	1642	1455	1435	1415	1336	1226
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NNE	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:30PM1.66m				7:29AM2.11m				8:25PM1.64m				7:56AM2.16m				9:15PM1.61m
Low Tide		1:32PM0.58m				1:08AM0.74m				2:14PM0.42m				1:41AM0.87m				2:53PM0.30m				2:13AM0.98m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—
	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	19	18	17	16	16	19	24	23	20	18	18	17	17	21	22	20	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	17	17	15	14	13	12	12	16	19	18	16	15	15	15	15	20	19	17	15	17	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
kJ	494	111	172	155	622	841	841	1226	2888	3028	2889	2388	2133	2107	1923	1899	1706	1642	1455	1435	1415	1336	1226
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 19	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	118	140	428	557	155	125	665	630	44	46	73	75	107	116	145	150	109	150	148	104	143	143	97
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 7	SW 13	SW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 17	—	—
kJ	52	88	61	60	246	346	84	43	49	55	55	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	183	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	WNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	192	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	16	25	25	22	19	16	16	16	16	16	19	55	19	0	0	0	0	0	61	25	19	19	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4

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