Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 174 | 217 | 281 | 309 | 289 | 237 | 221 | 257 | 314 | 330 | 367 | 367 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 264 | 264 | 270 | 239 | 184 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM2.19m | 6:07AM1.60m | 4:49PM2.07m | 7:33AM1.53m | 5:45PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.85m | 11:38PM0.20m | 11:00AM0.99m | 00:40AM0.27m | 11:57AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 174 | 86 | 87 | 63 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 221 | 257 | 314 | 330 | 367 | 367 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 264 | 264 | 270 | 239 | 182 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 86 | 71 | 70 | 51 | 52 | 116 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 186 | 184 | 68 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 63 | 116 | 116 | 32 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 111 | 74 | 73 | 184 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 174 | 217 | 281 | 309 | 289 | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 51 | 352 | 242 | 242 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 342 | 242 | 27 | 27 | 153 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 63 | 27 | 27 |
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