
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
395 | 507 | 502 | 528 | 469 | 559 | 553 | 670 | 713 | 662 | 673 | 612 | 991 | 1154 | 805 | 805 | 1154 | 974 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53AM1.22m | 2:42PM1.40m | 8:04AM1.24m | 3:51PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.21m | 10:14AM1.20m | 10:39PM0.23m | 11:49AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
285 | 507 | 502 | 528 | 469 | 559 | 553 | 670 | 713 | 662 | 673 | 161 | 623 | 723 | 590 | 590 | 612 | 591 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
395 | 269 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 192 | 233 | 143 | 119 | 106 | 128 | 612 | 597 | 590 | 190 | 194 | 582 | 575 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
84 | 88 | 88 | 79 | 103 | 161 | 161 | 41 | 98 | 173 | 173 | 289 | 98 | 95 | 49 | 49 | 127 | 123 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 278 | 139 | 73 | — | 255 | 991 | 1154 | 805 | 805 | 1154 | 974 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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