
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
264 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 200 | 151 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 142 | 105 | 154 | 207 | 226 | 297 | 304 | 304 | 297 | 255 | 504 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.56m | 00:23AM1.38m | 12:30PM1.57m | 1:16AM1.26m | 12:56PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.17m | 6:01AM0.34m | 6:44PM0.15m | 6:33AM0.55m | 7:29PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
264 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 200 | 151 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 142 | 85 | 85 | 207 | 226 | 297 | 304 | 43 | 77 | 255 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
35 | 34 | 45 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 85 | 85 | 67 | 44 | 78 | 42 | 107 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
7 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 92 | 87 | 78 | 78 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
74 | 42 | 29 | 46 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 88 | 110 | 105 | 154 | 355 | — | — | — | 304 | 297 | 534 | 504 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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