Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 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 Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 582 | 563 | 512 | 376 | 493 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.55m | 1:29PM1.52m | 1:14AM1.37m | 1:59PM1.54m | 2:12AM1.19m | 2:31PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.01m | 7:13PM0.39m | 7:14AM0.23m | 8:08PM0.37m | 7:49AM0.46m | 9:09PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 214 | 582 | 563 | 512 | 376 | 493 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 481 | 475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 249 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 44 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 85 | 15 | 58 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 10 | 69 | 18 | 69 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | S 11 | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 78 | 21 | 17 | 99 | 28 | — | — | — | 77 | 75 | 40 | — | — | 32 | — | — | 73 | 134 | 38 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 347 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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