Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 15 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 164 | 151 | 161 | 208 | 211 | 165 | 132 | 133 | 147 | 125 | 150 | 150 | 164 | 229 | 188 | 198 | 302 | 302 | 258 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:49AM2.29m | 1:51PM2.09m | 1:29AM2.25m | 2:17PM2.19m | 2:12AM2.17m | 2:43PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM-0.05m | 7:52PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.02m | 8:31PM0.36m | 8:42AM0.14m | 9:13PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
93 | 99 | 110 | 94 | 75 | 151 | 56 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 46 | 37 | 78 | 85 | 122 | 164 | 198 | 173 | 151 | 147 | 302 | 258 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 164 | 31 | 161 | 208 | 211 | 165 | 87 | 133 | 22 | 125 | 150 | 150 | 144 | 229 | 188 | 198 | 302 | 10 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | — | W 21 |
50 | 50 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 87 | 61 | 85 | 85 | 132 | 61 | 147 | 109 | 56 | 78 | 152 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 5 | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 156 | 136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 381 | 381 | 541 | 350 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 381 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 236 | 191 | 236 | 120 | 27 |
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