Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 425 | 419 | 403 | 318 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 305 | 264 | 211 | 208 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.62m | 11:37AM1.54m | 11:33PM1.51m | 12:04PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM-0.02m | 5:17PM0.24m | 5:28AM0.15m | 6:01PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 447 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 425 | 419 | 403 | 318 | 106 | 84 | 93 | 88 | 305 | 264 | 211 | 208 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 61 | 78 | 18 | 101 | 44 | 9 | 51 | 45 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 59 | 39 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 85 | 41 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 194 | 194 | — | 26 | 120 | 126 | 106 | 173 | 191 | 181 | 171 | 90 | 138 | 65 | 127 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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