Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
169 | 171 | 168 | 151 | 144 | 144 | 104 | 133 | 137 | 131 | 142 | 151 | 183 | 234 | 258 | 336 | 286 | 387 | 424 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.29m | 9:49PM1.61m | 11:36AM1.32m | 10:29PM1.57m | 11:54AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.75m | 4:38AM-0.07m | 4:37PM0.64m | 5:03AM-0.03m | 5:11PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 |
150 | 171 | 168 | 151 | 131 | 99 | 70 | 94 | 62 | 91 | 101 | 99 | 134 | 127 | 108 | 117 | 286 | 387 | 424 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 19 |
169 | 166 | 164 | 113 | 144 | 141 | 101 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 138 | 183 | 234 | 258 | 336 | 51 | 91 | 30 | 450 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
85 | 55 | 49 | 46 | 106 | 144 | 104 | 133 | 137 | 131 | 39 | 42 | 96 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 91 | 31 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
32 | 36 | 45 | 99 | 206 | 164 | 140 | 93 | 120 | 152 | 142 | 151 | 222 | 235 | 200 | 199 | 138 | 173 | 164 | 289 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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