
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
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 Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
286 | 286 | 311 | 242 | 204 | 232 | 286 | 225 | 277 | 333 | 220 | 377 | 501 | 455 | 445 | 368 | 311 | 465 | 262 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.45m | 10:31AM1.43m | 10:23PM1.42m | 10:53AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.48m | 3:53AM0.11m | 4:16PM0.33m | 4:20AM0.20m | 4:50PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
286 | 200 | 311 | 242 | 204 | 232 | 160 | 225 | 277 | 249 | 220 | 377 | 501 | 455 | 445 | 368 | 311 | 257 | 262 | 311 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | NW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
208 | 8 | 189 | 161 | 115 | 33 | 286 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 102 | 224 | 220 | 220 | 186 | 135 | 178 | 246 | 236 | 290 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 21 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
21 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 108 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 22 | 38 | 94 | 92 | 92 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — |
— | 286 | 78 | 524 | 68 | — | — | 127 | 229 | 333 | 109 | 880 | — | — | — | — | — | 465 | 505 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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