Arcadia Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.85° N 123.96° W

Arcadia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arcadia sea temperature is
12.5° C
2.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arcadia at 4AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1.2
WNW
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
53
50
80
80
80
80
111
79
93
121
69
67
67
91
138
122
119
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:55PM3.59m
1:24PM3.06m
00:48AM3.57m
2:01PM3.19m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.00m
6:51PM1.28m
7:32AM0.07m
7:42PM1.11m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
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