Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
239 | 236 | 242 | 209 | 196 | 188 | 205 | 184 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 582 | 563 | 512 | 376 | 493 | 493 | 487 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.72m | 12:58PM1.49m | 00:22AM1.55m | 1:29PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.54m | 6:03AM-0.17m | 6:21PM0.45m | 6:39AM0.01m | 7:13PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
103 | 103 | 100 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 140 | 249 | 44 | 214 | 582 | 563 | 512 | 376 | 493 | 493 | 487 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 |
239 | 236 | 242 | 209 | 196 | 188 | 140 | 184 | 186 | 186 | 249 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 44 | 17 | 28 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | S 11 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 75 | 127 | 127 | 205 | 17 | 16 | 249 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 59 | 102 | — | 69 | — | — | 23 | 80 | 85 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 568 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
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