
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 123 | 152 | 137 | 130 | 131 | 127 | 179 | 246 | 292 | 315 | 415 | 475 | 566 | 408 | 497 | 497 | 497 | 596 | 576 | 550 | 518 | 512 | 604 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48AM1.11m | 2:19PM1.70m | 4:27AM1.04m | 3:09PM1.73m | 6:57AM1.08m | 4:13PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.73m | 9:15PM0.16m | 7:56AM0.91m | 10:34PM0.12m | 9:05AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 |
96 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 131 | 127 | 155 | 146 | 177 | 132 | 415 | 106 | 144 | 197 | 205 | 210 | 186 | 194 | 576 | 550 | 518 | 185 | 604 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | WNW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 |
123 | 123 | 152 | 137 | 130 | 50 | 34 | 65 | 246 | 292 | 315 | 86 | 475 | 566 | 408 | 497 | 497 | 497 | 596 | 166 | 170 | 138 | 512 | 182 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
40 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 103 | 103 | 179 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 127 | 85 | 83 | 73 | 83 | 150 | 133 | 128 | 85 | 91 | 156 | 151 | 127 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 218 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 347 | 0 | 0 |
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