
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
203 | 201 | 263 | 329 | 318 | 394 | 390 | 423 | 516 | 486 | 463 | 371 | 452 | 366 | 389 | 362 | 441 | 353 | 365 | 367 | 344 | 339 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:27PM2.12m | 2:42AM2.47m | 4:08PM2.18m | 3:36AM2.23m | 4:49PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM-0.49m | 9:08PM0.59m | 9:48AM-0.34m | 10:05PM0.52m | 10:29AM-0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
150 | 106 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 516 | 486 | 96 | 371 | 102 | 99 | 389 | 354 | 333 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 339 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | NW 7 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | WNW 9 |
203 | 53 | 263 | 329 | 318 | 394 | 390 | 423 | 75 | 57 | 463 | 121 | 452 | 366 | 362 | 362 | 441 | 353 | 134 | 103 | 297 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 7 | SW 15 | NW 12 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 |
127 | 201 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 33 | 113 | 69 | 179 | 163 | 190 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 49 | 109 | — | 300 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 365 | 367 | 343 | 137 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 153 | 153 | 191 | 191 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 153 | 191 | 357 | 120 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 120 | 381 | 575 | 365 | 121 |
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