
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | WNW 8 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
429 | 402 | 246 | 309 | 305 | 284 | 284 | 218 | 224 | 276 | 188 | 187 | 225 | 178 | 178 | 220 | 287 | 351 | 360 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.27m | 11:17PM1.59m | 1:17PM1.30m | 11:56PM1.50m | 1:39PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.83m | 6:07AM-0.12m | 6:06PM0.76m | 6:32AM-0.04m | 6:49PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | WNW 9 |
429 | 402 | 246 | 202 | 202 | 197 | 179 | 218 | 218 | 276 | 188 | 170 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 220 | 57 | 92 | 100 | 439 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 |
21 | 42 | 72 | 309 | 305 | 284 | 284 | 86 | 85 | 49 | 81 | 81 | 225 | 160 | 116 | 89 | 82 | 48 | 47 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 |
104 | 76 | 65 | 94 | 59 | 89 | 87 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 55 | 82 | 82 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
254 | 280 | 236 | 398 | 346 | — | — | 192 | 224 | 243 | 211 | 187 | 328 | 305 | — | 353 | 287 | 351 | 360 | 772 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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