Natural Bridges State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° N 122.06° W

Issued: 10 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Natural Bridges State Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Natural Bridges State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
193
280
288
288
288
220
100
138
138
165
218
186
186
140
139
182
273
273
273
176
176
174
235
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
S
5
W
0
E
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:42PM1.24m
00:46AM1.42m
3:07PM1.29m
1:32AM1.29m
3:35PM1.37m
2:29AM1.14m
Low Tide
7:08AM-0.15m
7:09PM0.92m
7:38AM-0.07m
8:07PM0.84m
8:10AM0.05m
9:15PM0.73m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
12
16
18
18
14
12
11
11
12
17
18
19
15
12
12
12
13
17
18
18
15
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
14
16
16
13
12
11
11
12
16
16
17
14
12
12
12
13
16
16
16
13
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
105
105
100
98
98
76
82
100
105
105
103
100
84
84
82
84
86
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
Energy kJ
142
193
280
288
288
288
220
93
138
138
165
218
186
186
140
138
182
273
273
273
176
176
174
235
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
30
9
9
9
9
44
44
44
43
76
149
148
148
148
124
139
115
69
68
99
101
101
101
102
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
78
38
38
3
0
0
0
0
103
149
3
3
0
1
0
0
149
347
3
3
3
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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