Arcadia Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.85° N 123.96° W

Arcadia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arcadia at 2PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
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
0.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
93
91
91
125
90
155
151
141
134
132
130
130
132
132
132
103
103
103
130
178
165
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:46PM3.30m
4:08AM2.79m
4:21PM3.23m
5:03AM2.53m
4:58PM3.12m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.75m
10:08PM0.87m
9:59AM1.06m
10:59PM0.90m
10:35AM1.35m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
14
14
13
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
11
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
16
16
16
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