
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
234 | 232 | 286 | 225 | 277 | 333 | 220 | 430 | 443 | 398 | 360 | 311 | 454 | 246 | 257 | 290 | 286 | 273 | 248 | 197 | 232 | 192 | 150 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.43m | 10:23PM1.42m | 10:53AM1.51m | 11:10PM1.39m | 11:17AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.11m | 4:16PM0.33m | 4:20AM0.20m | 4:50PM0.18m | 4:47AM0.33m | 5:27PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 |
234 | 166 | 286 | 127 | 277 | 249 | 220 | 430 | 443 | 398 | 360 | 311 | 245 | 246 | 257 | 257 | 251 | 202 | 202 | 197 | 195 | 192 | 150 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 19 | NW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 |
204 | 232 | 130 | 225 | 10 | 15 | 102 | 224 | 220 | 220 | 186 | 195 | 195 | 94 | 236 | 290 | 286 | 273 | 248 | 195 | 147 | 145 | 105 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 21 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | W 11 | SW 16 |
3 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 38 | 38 | — | 92 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 79 | 150 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 132 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | 260 | 208 | 333 | 116 | 322 | — | 741 | — | — | 454 | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | 346 | 232 | 192 | 145 | 329 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 347 | 369 | 3 | 3 |
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