Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 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 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
157 | 155 | 151 | 141 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 164 | 151 | 161 | 208 | 211 | 165 | 132 | 133 | 147 | 125 | 150 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:09AM2.29m | 1:26PM1.99m | 00:49AM2.29m | 1:51PM2.09m | 1:29AM2.25m | 2:17PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM-0.08m | 7:13PM0.60m | 7:44AM-0.05m | 7:52PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.02m | 8:31PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 14 | SW 18 | NW 7 |
157 | 66 | 151 | 141 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 90 | 99 | 110 | 101 | 164 | 151 | 161 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 125 | 150 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
73 | 155 | 26 | 26 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 32 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 31 | 31 | 87 | 208 | 211 | 165 | 87 | 133 | 147 | 109 | 56 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 13 |
34 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 26 | 64 | 56 | 132 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 132 | 61 | 60 | 29 | 54 | 78 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
78 | 6 | 109 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 81 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 60 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 27 | 27 | 191 | 191 | 359 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 252 | 818 | 930 | 350 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 191 | 930 | 930 | 350 | 27 |
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