
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
386 | 332 | 312 | 258 | 212 | 193 | 188 | 151 | 147 | 125 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 99 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.52m | 2:28AM1.11m | 3:08PM1.60m | 3:51AM0.99m | 3:50PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.49m | 7:57AM0.45m | 9:45PM0.38m | 8:31AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
386 | 332 | 312 | 258 | 212 | 193 | 188 | 151 | 147 | 125 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 75 | 73 | 39 | 45 | 43 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
66 | 42 | 65 | 64 | 37 | 37 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 36 | 36 | 54 | 35 | 99 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 13 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
41 | 65 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 57 | 35 | 36 | 54 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
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