Natural Bridges State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° N 122.06° W

Natural Bridges State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Natural Bridges State Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
2.6° 

Natural Bridges State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
WNW
16
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
ENE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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