Arcadia Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.85° N 123.96° W

Arcadia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arcadia sea temperature is
12.3° C
3.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arcadia at 2AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1
W
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
NW
8
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
512
274
486
469
394
379
372
365
257
217
237
163
102
131
96
157
173
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:34AM2.19m
6:31PM2.89m
9:14AM2.19m
7:35PM2.83m
Low Tide
00:59AM1.00m
12:01PM1.82m
2:12AM1.00m
1:11PM1.97m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
14
15
14
16
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
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