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Florence-South Jetty surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Florence-South Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Florence-South Jetty sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Florence-South Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for Florence-South Jetty at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Florence-South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1787 | 1561 | 1400 | 1230 | 1037 | 855 | 736 | 615 | 528 | 418 | 338 | 332 | 335 | 653 | 657 | 658 | 637 | 593 | 622 | 599 | 562 | 480 | 446 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:15AM 2.12 | 6:15PM 1.63 | 7:00AM 2.18 | 7:37PM 1.56 | 7:42AM 2.23 | 8:53PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:29PM 0.37 | 12:46PM 0.77 | 12:21AM 0.59 | 1:52PM 0.59 | 1:14AM 0.78 | 2:47PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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