
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
491 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 407 | 266 | 247 | 286 | 351 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 273 | 265 | 326 | 249 | 363 | 256 | 368 | 506 | 516 | 567 | 520 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31AM1.33m | 7:30PM1.24m | 8:47AM1.40m | 8:32PM1.25m | 9:07AM1.50m | 9:29PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.20m | 2:11PM0.64m | 1:57AM0.22m | 2:45PM0.43m | 2:31AM0.28m | 3:19PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
491 | 291 | 275 | 260 | 407 | 107 | 186 | 254 | 351 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 273 | 265 | 130 | 94 | 217 | 256 | 368 | 506 | 516 | 295 | 520 | 490 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
449 | 449 | 449 | 449 | 146 | 184 | 247 | 98 | 142 | 142 | 143 | 133 | 266 | 130 | 198 | 192 | 192 | 247 | 232 | 211 | 273 | 87 | 269 | 203 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 13 | WNW 13 | S 22 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
65 | 126 | 59 | 36 | 52 | 266 | 105 | 286 | 214 | 128 | 127 | 127 | 65 | 251 | 326 | 249 | 230 | 106 | 139 | 141 | 139 | — | 89 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 91 | 86 | 171 | 363 | — | — | — | — | 567 | 1195 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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