Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 790 | 932 | 782 | 782 | 590 | 566 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 651 | 659 | 785 | 812 | 876 | 894 | 343 | 580 | 615 | 742 | 751 | 877 | 877 | 867 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.27m | 8:44PM1.68m | 11:58AM1.27m | 9:25PM1.69m | 12:20PM1.26m | 10:03PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM-0.06m | 3:12PM1.03m | 4:14AM-0.11m | 3:50PM1.00m | 4:46AM-0.15m | 4:25PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 790 | 932 | 782 | 782 | 590 | 566 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 651 | 659 | 785 | 812 | 876 | 894 | 343 | 183 | 169 | 169 | 751 | 877 | 877 | 867 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 56 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 27 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 23 | 26 | 55 | 56 | 332 | 580 | 615 | 742 | 35 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 725 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 22 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | S 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 35 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 56 | 36 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 88 | 91 | 71 | 69 | 103 | 120 | 99 | 127 | 285 | 262 | 262 | 164 | 196 | 175 | 168 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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