Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 508 | 469 | 404 | 372 | 286 | 240 | 147 | 147 | 139 | 133 | 133 | 160 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 84 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.46m | 6:42PM2.08m | 9:40AM1.49m | 7:46PM2.04m | 10:51AM1.56m | 8:54PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.99m | 2:44AM0.30m | 1:47PM1.09m | 3:52AM0.24m | 3:12PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 536 | 508 | 469 | 404 | 372 | 286 | 240 | 145 | 138 | 111 | 108 | 96 | 160 | 84 | 77 | 118 | 115 | 71 | 61 | 60 | 84 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 142 | 140 | 167 | 136 | 84 | 84 | 147 | 147 | 139 | 106 | 131 | 69 | 98 | 120 | 65 | 46 | 90 | 65 | 63 | 46 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 15 | 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 | — | — | — | 21 | 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 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 61 | 36 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 242 | 330 | 242 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 153 | 153 | 191 | 191 | 153 | 153 | 191 | 191 | 27 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 27 |
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