
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
463 | 439 | 353 | 348 | 344 | 339 | 466 | 567 | 748 | 815 | 711 | 725 | 725 | 865 | 940 | 1126 | 1020 | 919 | 823 | 717 | 672 | 656 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.60m | 10:50PM1.39m | 10:47AM1.63m | 11:43PM1.33m | 11:11AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.08m | 4:19AM0.33m | 5:03PM-0.02m | 4:53AM0.50m | 5:41PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
463 | 439 | 341 | 325 | 294 | 327 | 466 | 567 | 748 | 815 | 264 | 239 | 725 | 865 | 940 | 1126 | 1020 | 919 | 823 | 717 | 672 | 656 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
321 | 317 | 353 | 348 | 344 | 339 | 405 | 330 | 325 | 264 | 249 | 249 | 326 | 705 | 589 | 576 | 385 | 376 | 417 | 499 | 493 | 487 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 24 | W 16 | W 16 | W 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | W 20 |
132 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 94 | 298 | 391 | 295 | 212 | 254 | 30 | 31 | 186 | 95 | 92 | 282 | 85 | 82 | 233 | 476 | 147 | 194 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1367 | 1451 | 711 | 725 | 1480 | 1735 | 1844 | 2213 | 2172 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 314 | 347 | 38 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 318 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 103 | 143 | 24 | 20 |
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