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Natural Bridges State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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Natural Bridges State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Natural Bridges State Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | |
700 | 579 | 491 | 491 | 483 | 510 | 520 | 489 | 404 | 328 | 281 | 281 | 275 | 260 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 204 | 204 | 200 | 179 | 192 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.28m | 1:46AM1.64m | 4:48PM1.31m | 2:51AM1.46m | 5:40PM1.35m | 4:06AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.96m | 9:00AM-0.30m | 9:34PM0.89m | 10:00AM-0.17m | 11:03PM0.75m | 10:59AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
700 | 579 | 491 | 491 | 483 | 510 | 520 | 489 | 404 | 328 | 281 | 281 | 275 | 260 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 204 | 204 | 200 | 179 | 192 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
64 | 62 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 148 | 251 | 148 | 58 | 113 | 112 | 110 | 54 | 121 | 152 | 207 | 152 | 120 | 107 | 107 | 148 | 160 | 166 | 223 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
342 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 38 |
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