
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 198 | 196 | 138 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 188 | 184 | 251 | 184 | 251 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 177 | 159 | 211 | 252 | 319 | 249 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.08m | 2:40PM1.49m | 8:30AM1.18m | 3:35PM1.45m | 8:55AM1.24m | 4:44PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM1.08m | 10:29PM0.30m | 10:31AM1.16m | 11:45PM0.29m | 12:10PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 |
75 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 45 | 44 | 167 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 251 | 184 | 184 | 49 | 73 | 96 | 117 | 107 | 319 | 249 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
142 | 198 | 196 | 138 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 37 | 37 | 251 | 184 | 116 | 107 | 70 | 184 | 177 | 159 | 211 | 252 | 58 | 58 | 319 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | S 11 | NW 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 |
116 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 113 | 188 | 184 | 43 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 101 | 101 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 8 | 7 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 111 | 117 | 248 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 103 | 314 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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