Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (16 Oct):
- 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 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 317 | 390 | 344 | 303 | 303 | 278 | 259 | 297 | 925 | 961 | 1314 | 1338 | 1242 | 1265 | 1686 | 843 | 1461 | 1677 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:02PM2.04m | 7:00AM1.62m | 4:56PM1.91m | 8:13AM1.63m | 6:08PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.19m | 11:33AM1.13m | 00:59AM0.25m | 1:01PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 332 | 317 | 317 | 244 | 279 | 226 | 194 | 229 | 160 | 925 | 961 | 1314 | 1338 | 1242 | 1265 | 1686 | 843 | 1461 | 1677 | 1569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 269 | 312 | 390 | 344 | 303 | 303 | 278 | 259 | 297 | 170 | 326 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 837 | 148 | 173 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 217 | 217 | 211 | 160 | 153 | 123 | 125 | 121 | 167 | 121 | 219 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 154 | 42 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 331 | 541 | 541 | 330 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 186 | 330 | 51 | 27 |
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