Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | 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  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 239 | 191 | 187 | 186 | 184 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.53m | 5:45PM1.96m | 9:05AM1.55m | 6:59PM1.90m | 10:08AM1.61m | 8:18PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.27m | 11:57AM1.09m | 1:53AM0.31m | 1:24PM1.14m | 3:04AM0.29m | 2:56PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 239 | 239 | 191 | 187 | 182 | 157 | 149 | 128 | 89 | 179 | 152 | 118 | 95 | 157 | 197 | 252 | 252 | 370 | 370 | 307 | 255 | 260 | 278 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 186 | 184 | 69 | 63 | 73 | 184 | 184 | 183 | 175 | 45 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 36 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | W 8 | — | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 117 | 111 | 74 | 73 | 184 | 184 | 236 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 1 | — | 18 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 107 | 99 | 42 | 44 | 61 | 52 | 36 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 85 | 51 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 770 | 242 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 381 | 541 | 930 | 350 | 27 |
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