Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 540 | 540 | 638 | 822 | 978 | 937 | 1075 | 923 | 785 | 661 | 625 | 541 | 576 | 485 | 436 | 333 | 302 | 1106 | 2244 | 1004 | 787 | 699 | 630 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:43AM1.91m | 11:08PM2.09m | 12:08PM2.03m | 11:53PM2.14m | 12:32PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.11m | 5:35PM0.67m | 5:59AM0.10m | 6:14PM0.49m | 6:31AM0.12m | 6:52PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 540 | 540 | 540 | 638 | 822 | 978 | 937 | 1075 | 923 | 785 | 661 | 625 | 541 | 576 | 485 | 436 | 333 | 302 | 421 | 104 | 131 | 787 | 699 | 630 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 242 | 348 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 245 | 242 | 236 | 227 | 215 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 162 | 217 | 149 | 116 | 53 | 43 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 21 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 6 | — | SW 11 | W 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 27 | — | 41 | 14 | 89 | 121 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1106 | 2244 | 1004 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 85 | 120 | 770 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 63 | 85 | 322 | 322 | 930 | 930 | 27 | 27 |
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