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Natural Bridges State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Santa Cruz / USA
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Natural Bridges State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Natural Bridges State Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
537 | 630 | 705 | 1203 | 1388 | 983 | 887 | 782 | 812 | 913 | 1088 | 1374 | 1601 | 1697 | 1697 | 1546 | 1797 | 2066 | 2331 | 2499 | 2575 | 2514 | 2201 | 2002 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 9:03PM1.69m | 10:53AM1.18m | 9:40PM1.80m | 11:53AM1.23m | 10:21PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.50m | 3:51AM-0.32m | 3:22PM0.63m | 4:35AM-0.48m | 4:07PM0.75m | 5:22AM-0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
295 | 295 | 266 | 787 | 943 | 983 | 887 | 256 | 231 | 228 | 228 | 234 | 135 | 172 | 123 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 2575 | 2514 | 2201 | 2002 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | WNW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 259 | 273 | 263 | 259 | 31 | 57 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 130 | 135 | 101 | 84 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | W 20 | W 20 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | — | — | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | S 18 |
34 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 57 | 80 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 14 | 14 | — | 13 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 12 | — | WNW 12 |
537 | 630 | 705 | 1203 | 1388 | — | — | 782 | 812 | 913 | 1088 | 1374 | 1601 | 1697 | 1697 | 1546 | 1797 | 2066 | 2331 | 2499 | 4892 | 4797 | — | 3591 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 347 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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