Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
376 | 493 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.52m | 1:14AM1.37m | 1:59PM1.54m | 2:12AM1.19m | 2:31PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.39m | 7:14AM0.23m | 8:08PM0.37m | 7:49AM0.46m | 9:09PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
376 | 493 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 |
44 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 85 | 15 | 58 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 69 | 62 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 9 |
24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 |
88 | 19 | 20 | 99 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 56 | 75 | 42 | — | — | 23 | — | — | 29 | 50 | 29 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 568 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 347 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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