
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
149 | 149 | 125 | 122 | 165 | 165 | 181 | 168 | 170 | 170 | 128 | 138 | 142 | 198 | 196 | 138 | 126 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.08m | 1:57PM1.53m | 6:37AM1.08m | 2:40PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.21m | 7:34AM0.93m | 9:17PM0.26m | 8:04AM1.08m | 10:29PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
149 | 149 | 125 | 122 | 165 | 165 | 181 | 168 | 110 | 91 | 85 | 94 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
63 | 63 | 94 | 95 | 121 | 144 | 14 | 14 | 170 | 170 | 128 | 138 | 142 | 198 | 196 | 138 | 126 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 10 | SW 21 |
35 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 71 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 28 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 3 | 347 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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