
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
480 | 464 | 432 | 417 | 412 | 493 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 475 | 463 | 439 | 428 | 390 | 344 | 471 | 613 | 770 | 848 | 922 | 810 | 810 | 826 | 1020 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.56m | 9:55PM1.44m | 10:21AM1.60m | 10:50PM1.39m | 10:47AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.06m | 3:42PM0.23m | 3:44AM0.18m | 4:24PM0.08m | 4:19AM0.33m | 5:03PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
480 | 464 | 432 | 417 | 412 | 493 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 475 | 463 | 439 | 341 | 390 | 333 | 471 | 613 | 770 | 848 | 922 | 264 | 810 | 826 | 1020 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
173 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 186 | 389 | 384 | 299 | 368 | 326 | 321 | 317 | 428 | 348 | 344 | 411 | 400 | 330 | 325 | 264 | 249 | 186 | 326 | 705 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 | SSE 10 | WNW 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | W 18 |
56 | 48 | 144 | 174 | 57 | 184 | 37 | 7 | 49 | 113 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 89 | 298 | 391 | 295 | 212 | 254 | 30 | 249 | 186 | 96 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
46 | 33 | — | — | 141 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1507 | 1702 | 1669 | 810 | 1510 | 1633 | 1946 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 347 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 648 | 317 |
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