Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
264 | 231 | 226 | 176 | 172 | 121 | 167 | 406 | 657 | 910 | 1795 | 887 | 516 | 508 | 650 | 1061 | 2326 | 2135 | 1656 | 1386 | 1080 | 836 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM2.40m | 4:48AM1.76m | 4:25PM2.40m | 6:01AM1.63m | 5:13PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.48m | 10:50PM0.12m | 10:23AM0.67m | 11:49PM0.10m | 11:07AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
264 | 231 | 226 | 176 | 172 | 121 | 116 | 113 | 80 | 59 | 94 | 887 | 337 | 508 | 650 | 1061 | 2326 | 2135 | 1656 | 1386 | 1080 | 836 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
133 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 67 | 109 | 227 | 101 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 171 | 190 | 201 | 219 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | — | WSW 18 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | W 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 50 | 18 | — | 31 | 6 | 79 | 45 | 109 | 44 | 37 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
— | 2 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 52 | 167 | 406 | 657 | 910 | 1795 | — | 516 | 468 | 342 | 268 | 220 | 216 | 289 | 328 | 216 | 149 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 191 | 350 | 191 | 191 | 356 | 356 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 330 | 191 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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