Natural Bridges State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° N 122.06° W

Issued: 4 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Natural Bridges State Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Natural Bridges State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Natural Bridges State Beach today (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Natural Bridges State Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Natural Bridges State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
218
186
186
140
140
182
273
273
273
176
176
174
235
427
407
291
226
226
432
544
544
432
332
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:07PM1.29m
1:32AM1.29m
3:35PM1.37m
2:29AM1.14m
4:07PM1.45m
3:43AM0.99m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.84m
8:10AM0.05m
9:15PM0.73m
8:44AM0.21m
10:29PM0.58m
9:23AM0.40m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
15
12
12
12
13
17
18
19
16
13
12
12
13
17
19
20
17
13
12
12
13
18
Feels °C
17
16
14
12
12
12
13
16
16
17
15
13
12
12
13
16
17
18
16
12
12
12
13
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1.1
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
84
84
84
84
82
82
84
86
84
84
84
86
84
75
427
407
291
226
226
432
544
544
297
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
Energy kJ
165
218
186
186
140
138
182
273
273
273
176
176
174
235
73
75
82
96
223
226
226
223
318
332
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
20
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
149
148
148
148
124
140
113
69
69
99
101
101
101
102
260
260
260
178
94
93
28
28
432
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
NW
8
1.1
WNW
11
Energy kJ
75
100
100
100
330
307
196
286
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
317
143
38
0
0
0
0
218
218
3
3
3
3
1
0
103
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Santa Cruz
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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