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Florence-South Jetty surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 3043 | 2525 | 2201 | 1850 | 1662 | 1144 | 1491 | 871 | 2069 | 3232 | 2673 | 3760 | 3751 | 3466 | 2718 | 2561 | 2261 | 1919 | 1708 | 2945 | 5180 | 6293 | 5338 | 2997 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:59AM 2.32 | 10:49PM 1.74 | 9:35AM 2.36 | 11:32PM 1.81 | 10:12AM 2.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:55AM 1.06 | 4:14PM 0.10 | 3:42AM 1.13 | 4:52PM -0.00 | 4:25AM 1.17 | 5:29PM -0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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