Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 376 | 376 | 269 | 265 | 326 | 249 | 363 | 262 | 377 | 495 | 516 | 567 | 520 | 436 | 436 | 394 | 320 | 292 | 250 | 222 | 178 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.40m | 8:32PM1.25m | 9:07AM1.50m | 9:29PM1.27m | 9:31AM1.60m | 10:25PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.43m | 2:31AM0.28m | 3:19PM0.23m | 3:03AM0.37m | 3:54PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 376 | 376 | 269 | 265 | 198 | 153 | 217 | 262 | 377 | 495 | 516 | 567 | 520 | 436 | 436 | 394 | 320 | 277 | 250 | 212 | 178 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 130 | 91 | 101 | 128 | 326 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 211 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 203 | 201 | 263 | 250 | 292 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 257 | 251 | 18 | 249 | 230 | 162 | 158 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 89 | 55 | 85 | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 95 | 161 | 248 | 363 | — | — | — | — | 1060 | 1195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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