Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1452 | 935 | 541 | 332 | 235 | 225 | 276 | 264 | 226 | 180 | 186 | 186 | 174 | 123 | 147 | 402 | 525 | 585 | 546 | 565 | 541 | 1256 | 507 | 650 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.79m | 8:45PM1.77m | 10:17AM1.92m | 9:49PM1.82m | 10:44AM2.06m | 10:45PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.27m | 3:36PM0.90m | 3:48AM0.27m | 4:27PM0.70m | 4:29AM0.28m | 5:10PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1452 | 935 | 541 | 332 | 235 | 225 | 276 | 264 | 226 | 168 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 123 | 116 | 402 | 525 | 585 | 546 | 565 | 541 | 70 | 427 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 176 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 176 | 199 | 178 | 163 | 144 | 180 | 186 | 186 | 174 | 118 | 147 | 118 | 118 | 140 | 138 | 129 | 73 | 51 | 71 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 14 | 223 | 174 | 174 | 90 | 125 | 209 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 144 | 138 | 138 | 99 | 118 | 19 | 14 | 9 | — | 31 | 51 | 15 | 43 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 34 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 116 | 38 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 38 | 46 | 1256 | 507 | 650 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 186 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 330 | 322 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 121 | 335 | 330 | 330 | 330 |
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