Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 258 | 258 | 326 | 371 | 326 | 326 | 389 | 398 | 398 | 287 | 275 | 417 | 220 | 305 | 292 | 292 | 302 | 328 | 359 | 359 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.29m | 7:58PM1.45m | 9:58AM1.31m | 8:49PM1.46m | 10:13AM1.36m | 9:36PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.79m | 2:56AM0.07m | 3:11PM0.64m | 3:25AM0.07m | 3:43PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 108 | 136 | 157 | 326 | 174 | 232 | 316 | 389 | 398 | 398 | 280 | 233 | 417 | 211 | 305 | 292 | 292 | 302 | 328 | 200 | 163 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 334 | 258 | 258 | 113 | 371 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 258 | 248 | 287 | 275 | 220 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 8 | 18 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | S 12 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 14 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 77 | 118 | 25 | 106 | 149 | 98 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 111 | 105 | 14 | 81 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 255 | 153 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 645 | 359 | 359 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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