
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 7AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
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 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
184 | 184 | 236 | 184 | 184 | 183 | 175 | 157 | 197 | 252 | 252 | 370 | 370 | 307 | 255 | 260 | 278 | 343 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.96m | 9:05AM1.55m | 6:59PM1.90m | 10:08AM1.61m | 8:18PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.31m | 1:24PM1.14m | 3:04AM0.29m | 2:56PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
131 | 111 | 94 | 179 | 152 | 118 | 175 | 157 | 197 | 252 | 252 | 370 | 370 | 307 | 255 | 260 | 278 | 343 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
69 | 63 | 76 | 184 | 184 | 183 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 35 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | W 8 | — | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
184 | 184 | 236 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 93 | 86 | 98 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 50 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 356 | 931 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 27 | 51 | 381 | 818 | 930 | 365 | 51 |
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