
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 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 (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
198 | 202 | 212 | 179 | 208 | 197 | 197 | 309 | 331 | 297 | 364 | 381 | 346 | 273 | 293 | 567 | 555 | 578 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.34m | 11:45AM1.68m | 00:57AM1.28m | 12:17PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.05m | 5:16AM0.48m | 6:09PM-0.03m | 5:46AM0.65m | 6:56PM-0.07m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
198 | 202 | 212 | 124 | 153 | 197 | 197 | 147 | 201 | 297 | 364 | 381 | 346 | 273 | 170 | 203 | 555 | 578 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
135 | 127 | 132 | 155 | 146 | 161 | 144 | 101 | 101 | 193 | 174 | 186 | 236 | 183 | 206 | 111 | 169 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 |
9 | 9 | 61 | 179 | 208 | 124 | 124 | 89 | 116 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 104 | 163 | 160 | 34 | 67 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — |
102 | 99 | 102 | 229 | — | — | — | 309 | 331 | 547 | — | — | — | — | 293 | 567 | 999 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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