
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
379 | 446 | 348 | 339 | 330 | 303 | 312 | 289 | 321 | 293 | 233 | 229 | 223 | 213 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 170 | 224 | 487 | 628 | 487 | 368 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41AM0.94m | 5:38PM1.58m | 9:21AM1.06m | 6:24PM1.60m | 10:17AM1.17m | 7:13PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.28m | 11:10AM0.83m | 1:23AM0.18m | 12:22PM0.96m | 2:15AM0.09m | 1:30PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 13 | S 12 |
379 | 446 | 348 | 257 | 185 | 161 | 123 | 96 | 75 | 293 | 233 | 229 | 223 | 213 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 487 | 628 | 487 | 162 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 |
237 | 259 | 339 | 339 | 330 | 303 | 312 | 289 | 321 | 57 | 44 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 91 | 154 | 131 | 125 | 368 | 311 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 71 | 71 | 98 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 170 | 224 | 131 | 99 | 98 | 67 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
25 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 25 | 22 | 20 | 34 | 42 | 37 | 29 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 53 | 59 | 53 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 24 | 24 | 149 | 149 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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