Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 673 | 612 | 597 | 633 | 701 | 735 | 646 | 991 | 644 | 633 | 534 | 477 | 469 | 468 | 597 | 628 | 636 | 636 | 527 | 513 | 678 | 456 | 699 | 677 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.24m | 3:51PM1.33m | 8:13AM1.26m | 5:07PM1.27m | 8:20AM1.28m | 6:22PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM1.12m | 11:44PM0.23m | 12:48PM0.99m | 00:37AM0.21m | 1:33PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 673 | 612 | 569 | 633 | 590 | 590 | 582 | 602 | 522 | 633 | 340 | 477 | 469 | 399 | 379 | 628 | 636 | 636 | 527 | 513 | 678 | 353 | 699 | 677 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 133 | 597 | 590 | 190 | 194 | 127 | 575 | 644 | 335 | 534 | 387 | 381 | 468 | 597 | 280 | 226 | 186 | 151 | 163 | 468 | 456 | 456 | 456 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 222 | 235 | 98 | 95 | 48 | 49 | 28 | 123 | 50 | 326 | 181 | 227 | 160 | 85 | 45 | 45 | 19 | 44 | 72 | 239 | 272 | 371 | 56 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 701 | 735 | 646 | 991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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