
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 4AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
500 | 471 | 427 | 378 | 314 | 292 | 225 | 222 | 178 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 145 | 141 | 141 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.27m | 9:31AM1.60m | 10:25PM1.29m | 9:58AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.37m | 3:54PM0.03m | 3:36AM0.49m | 4:31PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 |
500 | 471 | 427 | 378 | 314 | 272 | 212 | 212 | 178 | 157 | 154 | 125 | 122 | 98 | 83 | 81 | 141 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 |
269 | 203 | 201 | 263 | 250 | 292 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 145 | 141 | 58 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 21 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 16 |
89 | 55 | 85 | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
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