
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 99 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 97 | 95 | 53 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 124 | 128 | 139 | 210 | 210 | 205 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:51AM0.99m | 3:50PM1.68m | 5:58AM0.94m | 4:42PM1.75m | 8:27AM1.04m | 5:42PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.66m | 11:01PM0.25m | 9:18AM0.85m | 00:16AM0.10m | 10:49AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 |
96 | 75 | 73 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 31 | 54 | 53 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 28 | 124 | 60 | 84 | 210 | 210 | 205 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 |
35 | 99 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 97 | 95 | 52 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 45 | 28 | 128 | 139 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 13 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 |
54 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 31 | 80 | 44 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 26 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 103 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 631 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 3 | 337 | 0 | 0 |
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