
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
247 | 286 | 331 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 269 | 265 | 326 | 249 | 318 | 379 | 586 | 578 | 615 | 578 | 520 | 436 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.24m | 8:47AM1.40m | 8:32PM1.25m | 9:07AM1.50m | 9:29PM1.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.22m | 2:45PM0.43m | 2:31AM0.28m | 3:19PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
140 | 254 | 331 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 269 | 265 | 198 | 192 | 217 | 192 | 586 | 578 | 615 | 578 | 520 | 436 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
247 | 98 | 134 | 107 | 143 | 91 | 101 | 128 | 326 | 249 | 192 | 162 | 232 | 211 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 203 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | S 18 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
105 | 286 | 214 | 128 | 127 | 127 | 257 | 251 | 18 | 45 | 230 | 28 | 139 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 89 | 86 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 214 | 153 | 318 | 379 | 1012 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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