
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
397 | 266 | 292 | 273 | 228 | 260 | 286 | 286 | 311 | 242 | 204 | 207 | 286 | 201 | 277 | 227 | 220 | 742 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.46m | 10:13AM1.36m | 9:36PM1.45m | 10:31AM1.43m | 10:23PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.07m | 3:43PM0.48m | 3:53AM0.11m | 4:16PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 |
397 | 266 | 292 | 273 | 228 | 260 | 286 | 286 | 311 | 242 | 204 | 207 | 160 | 201 | 277 | 227 | 220 | 742 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 12 |
272 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 200 | 163 | 161 | 143 | 108 | 286 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 224 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 |
9 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 11 | — | NW 6 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 582 | 98 | 524 | — | 38 | — | 175 | 141 | 222 | 645 | 1411 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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