Arcadia Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.85° N 123.96° W

Arcadia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arcadia sea temperature is
13.2°C
2.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arcadia at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
124
124
122
122
122
119
96
77
76
75
75
104
108
89
82
82
95
93
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:50PM2.79m
00:04AM3.19m
1:16PM2.92m
00:44AM3.21m
1:41PM3.04m
Low Tide
6:12PM1.52m
6:48AM0.46m
6:51PM1.34m
7:18AM0.49m
7:29PM1.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
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