Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 495 | 443 | 490 | 500 | 419 | 427 | 386 | 314 | 292 | 250 | 222 | 212 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 145 | 141 | 141 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.50m | 9:29PM1.27m | 9:31AM1.60m | 10:25PM1.29m | 9:58AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.23m | 3:03AM0.37m | 3:54PM0.03m | 3:36AM0.49m | 4:31PM-0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | 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 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 389 | 495 | 443 | 490 | 500 | 419 | 427 | 386 | 314 | 272 | 250 | 212 | 212 | 175 | 154 | 125 | 122 | 98 | 83 | 80 | 141 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 211 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 203 | 201 | 263 | 250 | 292 | 225 | 222 | 167 | 222 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 145 | 141 | 58 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 21 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 158 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 89 | 55 | 85 | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 828 | 979 | 1149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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