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South Beach surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA
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South Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Beach sea temperature is
11.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at South Beach today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for South Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
1464 | 1321 | 1624 | 572 | 489 | 437 | 431 | 424 | 313 | 303 | 1047 | 554 | 532 | 378 | 745 | 627 | 550 | 881 | 634 | 941 | 787 | 263 | 421 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 12:10PM1.52m | 10:53PM2.09m | 12:53PM1.56m | 11:26PM2.09m | 1:33PM1.57m | 00:00AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM-0.19m | 4:56PM0.89m | 6:06AM-0.25m | 5:35PM0.95m | 6:42AM-0.28m | 6:12PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:44 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
1464 | 1321 | 47 | 572 | 444 | 388 | 261 | 187 | 155 | 303 | 30 | 29 | 237 | 378 | 745 | 627 | 550 | 540 | 117 | 216 | 787 | 257 | 421 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
47 | 47 | — | 48 | 57 | 437 | 431 | 424 | 313 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 217 | 30 | 120 | 118 | 117 | 51 | 16 | 194 | 263 | 306 | 303 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 14 | SW 23 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 54 | 30 | 80 | 29 | 28 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 241 | 42 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1624 | 427 | 489 | — | — | — | — | 152 | 1047 | 554 | 532 | — | — | — | — | 881 | 634 | 941 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 564 | 564 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 564 | 563 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 426 | 461 | 564 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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