Main Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° N 120.66° W

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Main Street sea temperature is

18.5°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Street at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	20s
Evening (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	20s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	255	255	251	251	256	485	485	480	376	475	553	547	547	614	534	510	527	515	595	508	502	763	993	1026
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	WNW	WNW	NNW	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	SSW	WNW	ESE	ESE	SSE	ESE	SE	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	off	off	glassy	glassy	off	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:46AM1.38m			1:25PM1.79m						6:40AM1.44m			2:30PM1.71m					7:09AM1.50m			3:54PM1.66m
Low Tide			6:41AM1.37m					9:50PM0.57m				8:07AM1.43m				10:58PM0.58m				10:39AM1.42m


	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	25	31	33	28	25	23	24	24	25	32	29	25	25	24	22	21	21	23	21	18	16	15
Feels °C	20	19	20	26	29	25	22	21	22	21	21	28	24	23	22	22	21	20	19	21	19	16	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	255	193	190	251	248	485	485	480	376	475	553	547	547	614	534	510	527	515	595	508	469	550	658	723
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	SW 15	SW 14	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	138	255	251	129	127	234	224	221	147	147	147	147	118	66	169	85	172	235	124	119	502	502	496	587
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	SSW 21	SSW 21	SW 20	SSW 20	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 12	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 20	SSW 20	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	7	180	176	206	256	123	121	117	85	87	90	68	66	84	85	83	40	41	170	231	149	127	37	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	763	993	1026
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	16	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	251	126	97	25	25
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	3	4	4			2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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