
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SSW 18 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 232 | 267 | 271 | 260 | 280 | 287 | 277 | 277 | 237 | 232 | 226 | 215 | 195 | 190 | 186 | 241 | 309 | 316 | 263 | 218 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.42m | 00:29AM1.70m | 2:25PM1.45m | 1:22AM1.49m | 3:02PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM-0.41m | 6:37PM0.71m | 7:14AM-0.26m | 7:39PM0.64m | 7:55AM-0.06m | 8:46PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
220 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 116 | 287 | 277 | 277 | 237 | 149 | 215 | 207 | 165 | 138 | 104 | 84 | 84 | 316 | 263 | 181 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | W 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
125 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 169 | 160 | 154 | 151 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 195 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 309 | 183 | 211 | 218 | 105 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 76 | 179 | 181 | 181 | 93 | 84 | 30 | 74 | 104 | 117 | 241 | 186 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
388 | 232 | 267 | 271 | 260 | 280 | 456 | 456 | — | 428 | 232 | 226 | 215 | 283 | 229 | — | — | — | 104 | 111 | 108 | 79 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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