Arcadia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.85° N 123.96° W

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arcadia sea temperature is

12.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arcadia today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arcadia at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 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)	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1045	1026	934	927	1387	1261	1231	1211	1066	814	679	593	452	436	465	1095	730	347	284	273	271	315	326	238
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	NE	SSE	S	SSE	S	W	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			7:47AM2.37m				5:59PM2.62m					8:51AM2.46m			7:20PM2.55m					9:35AM2.58m				8:37PM2.56m
Low Tide	00:28AM0.97m				12:23PM2.04m				1:33AM1.02m				1:57PM1.98m					2:33AM1.03m				3:10PM1.80m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	9	12	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	11	10	10	10	9	13	18	19	16	14
Feels °C	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	10	8	8	8	9	11	11	8	7	7	7	5	9	14	15	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	1045	1026	934	927	1387	1261	1231	1211	1066	814	679	593	452	436	302	1095	730	347	284	273	271	315	326	238
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 15	W 14	SW 15	SW 15	NW 10	NW 10	NW 5	SW 15	W 13	W 13	W 13
kJ	154	111	112	154	154	150	183	169	165	165	165	165	163	109	465	116	110	117	98	9	77	89	89	163
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 18	W 18	W 18	—	—	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	NW 11	—	WNW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16
kJ	46	28	30	112	55	25	—	—	51	86	51	51	50	125	166	—	42	107	77	77	59	79	83	85
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	10	10	10	10	122	113	12	10	12	72	12	100	118	258	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3			4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	7	4	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	7	6	5	8	5	5	6	6	6	9	6	9

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