
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
612 | 597 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 402 | 392 | 387 | 387 | 389 | 389 | 381 | 449 | 429 | 368 | 261 | 261 | 242 | 242 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.66m | 7:37AM0.92m | 6:13PM1.77m | 9:19AM1.04m | 7:05PM1.87m | 10:22AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.16m | 11:15AM0.78m | 1:40AM-0.05m | 12:31PM0.91m | 2:34AM-0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 |
612 | 597 | 499 | 499 | 254 | 277 | 331 | 339 | 499 | 402 | 392 | 387 | 381 | 389 | 389 | 348 | 273 | 256 | 249 | 261 | 261 | 237 | 237 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 |
119 | 66 | 75 | 119 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 499 | — | — | — | 314 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 314 | — | 2 | 2 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | W 18 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
219 | 219 | 213 | 193 | 445 | 467 | — | 586 | 364 | 364 | 386 | 372 | 673 | — | 727 | 381 | 449 | 429 | 368 | 498 | 459 | — | 456 | 237 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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