Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 214 | 287 | 290 | 348 | 334 | 303 | 303 | 264 | 231 | 226 | 176 | 172 | 127 | 114 | 143 | 446 | 1061 | 1648 | 1168 | 657 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM2.35m | 3:49AM1.92m | 3:45PM2.40m | 4:48AM1.76m | 4:25PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.30m | 9:58PM0.17m | 9:46AM0.48m | 10:50PM0.12m | 10:23AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 287 | 290 | 348 | 334 | 303 | 303 | 264 | 231 | 226 | 176 | 172 | 127 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 75 | 82 | 1168 | 657 | 385 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 217 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 133 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 49 | 79 | 109 | 197 | 311 | 432 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 12 | W 12 | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 6 | 11 | — | 109 | 100 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 59 | 143 | 446 | 1061 | 1648 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 120 | 242 | 342 | 380 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 63 | 191 | 350 | 359 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 356 | 342 | 331 | 350 | 191 | 191 | 192 |
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