
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
419 | 403 | 318 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 301 | 264 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 158 | 151 | 121 | 120 | 124 | 147 | 103 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37AM1.54m | 11:33PM1.51m | 12:04PM1.56m | 00:23AM1.38m | 12:30PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.24m | 5:28AM0.15m | 6:01PM0.17m | 6:01AM0.34m | 6:44PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 |
419 | 403 | 318 | 309 | 309 | 86 | 75 | 301 | 264 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 158 | 151 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 85 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 10 | SW 13 |
9 | 51 | 37 | 120 | 53 | 309 | 268 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 |
52 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 29 | 41 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
122 | 161 | 53 | 121 | 118 | — | 143 | 86 | 109 | 65 | 108 | 106 | 103 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 124 | 147 | 103 | 215 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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