Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 541 | 343 | 343 | 635 | 536 | 478 | 469 | 404 | 286 | 229 | 187 | 153 | 145 | 138 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:50PM2.15m | 8:00AM1.46m | 6:42PM2.08m | 9:40AM1.49m | 7:46PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.31m | 12:32PM0.99m | 2:44AM0.30m | 1:47PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 541 | 343 | 343 | 635 | 536 | 478 | 469 | 404 | 286 | 229 | 142 | 153 | 145 | 138 | 128 | 111 | 120 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 160 | 100 | 140 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 167 | 86 | 114 | 187 | 147 | 141 | 136 | 104 | 128 | 100 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 3 | 138 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 330 | 120 | 51 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 191 | 191 | 322 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 191 | 191 | 192 |
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