Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 1AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 260 | 278 | 343 | 277 | 346 | 362 | 362 | 468 | 862 | 1127 | 1487 | 1465 | 1170 | 1071 | 954 | 847 | 805 | 737 | 650 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:18PM1.90m | 10:48AM1.69m | 9:25PM1.95m | 11:18AM1.79m | 10:20PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM1.09m | 4:03AM0.23m | 4:03PM0.98m | 4:49AM0.16m | 4:53PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 255 | 260 | 278 | 343 | 277 | 346 | 138 | 362 | 468 | 862 | 1127 | 1487 | 1465 | 1170 | 1071 | 954 | 847 | 805 | 737 | 650 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 35 | 32 | 62 | 61 | 362 | 70 | 362 | 89 | 87 | 346 | 403 | 398 | 384 | 375 | 371 | 366 | 251 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 177 | 68 | 358 | 354 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 381 | 596 | 365 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 27 | 120 | 801 | 931 | 63 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 770 | 931 | 51 | 27 |
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