Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 221 | 208 | 242 | 286 | 291 | 332 | 317 | 390 | 344 | 303 | 303 | 278 | 214 | 297 | 908 | 1407 | 1314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.66m | 4:02PM2.04m | 7:00AM1.62m | 4:56PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.10m | 10:32AM1.08m | 11:55PM0.19m | 11:33AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 260 | 221 | 138 | 242 | 286 | 291 | 332 | 317 | 317 | 244 | 279 | 226 | 217 | 194 | 157 | 908 | 1407 | 1314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 211 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 214 | 269 | 312 | 390 | 344 | 303 | 303 | 278 | 214 | 297 | 157 | 171 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 6 | 32 | 149 | 137 | 169 | 217 | 217 | 211 | 160 | 153 | 123 | 125 | 123 | 167 | 121 | 87 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 381 | 541 | 541 | 88 | 27 |
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