
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
590 | 566 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 651 | 659 | 785 | 812 | 876 | 894 | 343 | 580 | 615 | 742 | 751 | 877 | 877 | 742 | 725 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | 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 | 3:12PM1.03m | 4:14AM-0.11m | 3:50PM1.00m | 4:46AM-0.15m | 4:25PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
590 | 566 | 503 | 497 | 491 | 651 | 659 | 785 | 812 | 876 | 894 | 343 | 169 | 169 | 142 | 751 | 877 | 877 | 742 | 178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 11 | S 19 | SW 11 | SSW 17 |
27 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 47 | 23 | 26 | 55 | 56 | 332 | 580 | 615 | 742 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 31 | 725 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 22 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | NNW 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
8 | 2 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 56 | 36 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | 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 7 |
65 | 61 | 54 | 63 | 103 | 93 | 69 | 82 | 106 | 120 | 99 | 123 | 277 | 262 | 255 | 169 | 202 | 180 | 168 | 262 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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