
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 217 | 172 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 127 | 112 | 109 | 102 | 106 | 123 | 120 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 114 | 138 | 178 | 178 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.33m | 9:52PM2.02m | 12:31PM1.37m | 10:45PM1.98m | 1:10PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM-0.50m | 3:46PM0.93m | 5:03AM-0.54m | 4:42PM0.86m | 5:48AM-0.51m | 5:38PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
135 | 132 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 132 | 113 | 108 | 103 | 112 | 109 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 114 | 111 | 114 | 101 | 109 | 62 | 50 | 93 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 17 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
229 | 217 | 172 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 127 | 67 | 75 | 102 | 36 | 37 | 80 | 87 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 38 | 77 | 55 | 50 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | W 14 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | W 13 | W 13 |
19 | 19 | 86 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 59 | 96 | 96 | 52 | 70 | 36 | 42 | 81 | 65 | 154 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 54 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 123 | 120 | 193 | 193 | 199 | 193 | 114 | 138 | 178 | 178 | 297 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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