
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
377 | 373 | 364 | 343 | 334 | 407 | 407 | 539 | 402 | 402 | 487 | 451 | 422 | 455 | 455 | 334 | 559 | 589 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.29m | 11:43AM1.89m | 2:22AM1.27m | 12:29PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM-0.32m | 5:23AM0.89m | 6:44PM-0.32m | 6:07AM1.00m | 7:39PM-0.27m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
377 | 193 | 220 | 207 | 169 | 143 | 143 | 539 | 117 | 402 | 114 | 112 | 422 | 455 | 455 | 334 | 559 | 589 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 |
52 | 373 | 364 | 343 | 334 | 407 | 407 | 169 | 402 | 120 | 487 | 451 | 98 | 76 | 67 | 71 | 55 | 265 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 8 |
28 | 87 | 86 | 142 | 135 | 128 | 125 | 9 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 154 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
160 | 320 | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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