Arcadia Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.85° N 123.96° W

Arcadia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arcadia sea temperature is
12.8° C
2.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arcadia at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
13
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
W
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
132
103
103
103
130
178
165
198
244
244
236
274
270
446
274
438
486
263
394
379
379
372
245
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
WNW
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:03AM2.53m
4:58PM3.12m
6:09AM2.32m
5:40PM3.00m
7:34AM2.19m
6:31PM2.89m
Low Tide
10:35AM1.35m
11:55PM0.95m
11:13AM1.61m
00:59AM1.00m
12:01PM1.82m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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8:19
8:16
8:15
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Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
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