Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Street today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Street at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Main Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 21 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 892 | 792 | 685 | 511 | 443 | 452 | 664 | 424 | 397 | 443 | 547 | 540 | 404 | 362 | 395 | 772 | 719 | 602 | 502 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:45PM1.64m | 11:00AM2.10m | 00:37AM1.54m | 11:29AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.33m | 4:51AM0.97m | 6:05PM0.33m | 5:19AM1.09m | 6:50PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 892 | 792 | 685 | 511 | 443 | 452 | 460 | 404 | 397 | 310 | 255 | 245 | 183 | 355 | 357 | 772 | 719 | 602 | 502 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 508 | 427 | 502 | 502 | 421 | 416 | 406 | 375 | 360 | 360 | 547 | 540 | 355 | 148 | 395 | 441 | 435 | 339 | 301 | 293 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | SSW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 54 | 656 | 258 | 154 | 391 | 664 | 424 | 332 | 443 | 255 | 355 | 404 | 362 | 113 | 94 | — | — | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 131 | 136 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 97 | 61 | 74 | 88 | 55 | 0 | 41 | 97 | 97 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 244 | 63 | 19 | 2 |
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