
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
381 | 324 | 261 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 246 | 249 | 252 | 256 | 242 | 220 | 223 | 233 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 222 | 228 | 187 | |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.87m | 10:22AM1.17m | 8:01PM1.95m | 11:09AM1.26m | 8:57PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.91m | 2:34AM-0.25m | 1:43PM0.98m | 3:26AM-0.41m | 2:47PM0.98m | 4:16AM-0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
344 | 256 | 249 | 175 | 162 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 246 | 249 | 252 | 138 | 142 | 142 | 177 | 186 | 181 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 193 | 222 | 228 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
— | 2 | 9 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 256 | 242 | 220 | 223 | 233 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 229 | 220 | 137 | 187 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | W 18 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | S 13 | SSW 16 |
— | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 61 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
381 | 324 | 261 | 373 | 299 | — | — | 210 | 142 | 173 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 126 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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