
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
417 | 417 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 411 | 376 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 395 | 507 | 502 | 528 | 469 | 559 | 553 | 553 | 713 | 547 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.15m | 1:02PM1.54m | 1:46PM1.47m | 7:53AM1.22m | 2:42PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM1.10m | 8:28PM0.15m | 9:29PM0.21m | 10:14AM1.20m | 10:39PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 |
417 | 417 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 411 | 376 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 285 | 507 | 502 | 528 | 469 | 559 | 553 | 553 | 713 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 |
201 | 201 | 198 | 151 | 147 | 202 | 172 | 233 | 129 | 129 | 161 | 123 | 119 | 115 | 395 | 269 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 161 | 283 | 167 | 213 | 547 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | NW 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 |
15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 5 | 153 | 153 | 256 | 232 | 301 | 84 | 117 | 117 | 79 | 103 | 30 | 161 | 143 | 98 | 129 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 61 | 57 | 210 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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