Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 286 | 240 | 150 | 147 | 141 | 136 | 133 | 128 | 132 | 120 | 118 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 66 | 67 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42PM2.08m | 9:40AM1.49m | 7:46PM2.04m | 10:51AM1.56m | 8:54PM2.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.30m | 1:47PM1.09m | 3:52AM0.24m | 3:12PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 372 | 286 | 240 | 145 | 120 | 114 | 96 | 104 | 128 | 132 | 120 | 118 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 136 | 84 | 84 | 150 | 147 | 141 | 136 | 98 | 69 | 60 | 77 | 78 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 120 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 50 | 53 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 192 | 153 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 191 | 191 | 153 | 153 | 27 |
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