Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 175 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 169 | 299 | 251 | 245 | 232 | 220 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 167 | 164 | 158 | 181 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:23AM2.13m | 3:56PM2.32m | 4:16AM1.91m | 4:31PM2.29m | 5:16AM1.70m | 5:08PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.16m | 10:33PM0.27m | 10:25AM0.39m | 11:27PM0.27m | 11:01AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 258 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 169 | 299 | 251 | 245 | 232 | 220 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 49 | 52 | 62 | 64 | 79 | 112 | 152 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 70 | 175 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 167 | 164 | 141 | 181 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 15 | S 9 | S 8 | W 13 | NW 11 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 61 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 71 | 158 | 158 | 147 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 381 | 575 | 365 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 194 | 381 | 242 | 63 | 63 | 27 | 51 | 27 | 191 | 330 | 350 | 88 | 51 |
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