
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
497 | 603 | 596 | 582 | 550 | 486 | 512 | 604 | 590 | 582 | 475 | 554 | 546 | 688 | 445 | 653 | 422 | 417 | 530 | 405 | 376 | 301 | 305 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57AM1.08m | 4:13PM1.73m | 8:23AM1.19m | 5:26PM1.74m | 9:03AM1.28m | 6:42PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM1.05m | 11:55PM0.04m | 11:23AM1.11m | 1:07AM-0.05m | 12:56PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
179 | 186 | 194 | 582 | 550 | 486 | 512 | 604 | 590 | 582 | 475 | 554 | 546 | 688 | 445 | 653 | 422 | 417 | 530 | 405 | 376 | 301 | 305 | 305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 11 | S 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
497 | 603 | 596 | 163 | 166 | 154 | 170 | 185 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 120 | 66 | 41 | 86 | 106 | 55 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 181 | 179 | 236 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
150 | 133 | 128 | 85 | 91 | 32 | 149 | 113 | 56 | 100 | 111 | 68 | 16 | 15 | 87 | 113 | 107 | 144 | 134 | 184 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 220 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 151 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | 162 | 103 | 121 | 117 | 59 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 347 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 3 | 347 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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