
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
258 | 326 | 371 | 326 | 326 | 389 | 398 | 389 | 287 | 275 | 425 | 220 | 299 | 286 | 233 | 302 | 352 | 441 | 389 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM1.45m | 9:58AM1.31m | 8:49PM1.46m | 10:13AM1.36m | 9:36PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.79m | 2:56AM0.07m | 3:11PM0.64m | 3:25AM0.07m | 3:43PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 |
157 | 326 | 371 | 232 | 202 | 389 | 398 | 389 | 273 | 275 | 425 | 211 | 299 | 286 | 233 | 302 | 208 | 200 | 163 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
258 | 113 | 106 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 258 | 248 | 287 | 107 | 220 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 161 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 14 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 |
118 | 25 | 24 | 149 | 86 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 111 | 9 | 14 | 81 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 |
255 | 153 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | 439 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 352 | 441 | 389 | 76 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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