Arcadia Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.85° N 123.96° W

Arcadia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arcadia sea temperature is
12.7° C
2.7° 

Arcadia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arcadia today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arcadia at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Arcadia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
165
198
244
244
236
274
270
422
446
503
486
469
373
359
372
322
372
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:09AM2.32m
5:40PM3.00m
7:34AM2.19m
6:31PM2.89m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.95m
11:13AM1.61m
00:59AM1.00m
12:01PM1.82m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
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8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
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