
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
452 | 366 | 362 | 362 | 441 | 353 | 348 | 344 | 344 | 339 | 339 | 299 | 227 | 244 | 292 | 326 | 383 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36AM2.23m | 4:49PM2.22m | 4:32AM1.96m | 5:29PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.52m | 10:29AM-0.14m | 11:05PM0.48m | 11:08AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
452 | 190 | 286 | 333 | 314 | 261 | 231 | 192 | 344 | 339 | 339 | 234 | 225 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
75 | 366 | 362 | 362 | 441 | 353 | 348 | 344 | 297 | 90 | 99 | 201 | 123 | 40 | 89 | 122 | 157 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — |
163 | 47 | 27 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 134 | 132 | 243 | 300 | 255 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 59 | 137 | 95 | 83 | 299 | 227 | 244 | 292 | 326 | 383 | 456 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 381 | 575 | 365 | 322 | 120 | 27 | 51 | 330 | 330 | 381 | 194 | 27 |
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