Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 314 | 314 | 471 | 270 | 465 | 303 | 316 | 549 | 325 | 302 | 263 | 372 | 339 | 325 | 303 | 312 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:12AM0.93m | 4:56PM1.57m | 7:41AM0.94m | 5:38PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.39m | 10:07AM0.63m | 00:22AM0.28m | 11:10AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 310 | 314 | 314 | 471 | 270 | 465 | 303 | 316 | 549 | 325 | 302 | 263 | 248 | 213 | 160 | 149 | 116 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 174 | 83 | 127 | 34 | 172 | 33 | 172 | 224 | 19 | 305 | 252 | 263 | 372 | 339 | 325 | 303 | 312 | 316 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 58 | 33 | 57 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 165 | 149 | 8 | 4 |
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