
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 206 | 248 | 248 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 174 | 167 | 232 | 164 | 167 | 164 | 180 | 145 | 226 | 242 | 153 | 255 | 281 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.51m | 6:54PM2.21m | 8:23AM1.41m | 7:41PM2.18m | 9:58AM1.44m | 8:32PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.38m | 12:31PM0.61m | 2:23AM0.31m | 1:20PM0.82m | 3:29AM0.23m | 2:22PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
211 | 206 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 105 | 232 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 145 | 226 | 242 | 153 | 255 | 281 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 325 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
155 | 201 | 248 | 248 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 174 | 64 | 167 | 113 | 120 | 122 | 120 | 86 | 102 | 99 | 117 | 88 | 118 | 121 | 123 | 129 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
57 | 56 | 55 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 55 | 51 | 167 | 18 | 164 | 167 | 164 | 180 | 103 | 47 | 41 | 93 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 51 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 96 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 51 | 120 | 242 | 322 | 186 | 27 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 242 | 194 | 380 | 153 | 205 | 27 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 27 | 27 |
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