
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
407 | 415 | 415 | 385 | 333 | 292 | 299 | 292 | 255 | 190 | 212 | 212 | 168 | 181 | 177 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.77m | 3:20AM1.16m | 1:43PM1.76m | 5:03AM1.16m | 2:42PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM-0.07m | 6:59AM0.96m | 8:56PM-0.04m | 7:59AM1.08m | 10:13PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
407 | 415 | 415 | 385 | 333 | 292 | 299 | 292 | 255 | 190 | 212 | 212 | 168 | 139 | 136 | 139 | 142 | 145 | 117 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
118 | 186 | 107 | 106 | 74 | 73 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 119 | 145 | 142 | 137 | 181 | 177 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 208 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
11 | 11 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 37 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 63 | 43 | 85 | 84 | 67 | 84 | 83 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 103 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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