
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 6AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
453 | 386 | 308 | 603 | 2816 | 2114 | 1171 | 666 | 527 | 560 | 534 | 361 | 254 | 266 | 221 | 150 | 334 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:53PM2.14m | 12:32PM2.17m | 00:36AM2.16m | 12:57PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.49m | 6:31AM0.12m | 6:52PM0.31m | 7:01AM0.19m | 7:30PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 |
453 | 386 | 308 | 261 | 159 | 229 | 1171 | 666 | 527 | 560 | 534 | 361 | 254 | 266 | 116 | 150 | 111 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
209 | 169 | 167 | — | 97 | 149 | 208 | 142 | 79 | 64 | 31 | 99 | 86 | 118 | 11 | 113 | 79 | 111 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | W 12 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 18 |
17 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 83 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 |
14 | 27 | 115 | 603 | 2816 | 2114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | 128 | 334 | 131 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 27 | 85 | 63 | 144 | 322 | 322 | 930 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 356 | 356 | 27 |
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