Arcadia Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.85° N 123.96° W

Arcadia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arcadia sea temperature is
12.5° C
2.9° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arcadia at 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
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
0.8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
151
141
134
132
130
130
132
132
132
103
103
103
130
178
212
198
244
244
236
274
270
446
274
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:08AM2.79m
4:21PM3.23m
5:03AM2.53m
4:58PM3.12m
6:09AM2.32m
5:40PM3.00m
Low Tide
9:59AM1.06m
10:59PM0.90m
10:35AM1.35m
11:55PM0.95m
11:13AM1.61m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
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8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
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