Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1096 | 980 | 833 | 819 | 763 | 698 | 540 | 469 | 489 | 415 | 328 | 310 | 298 | 281 | 275 | 251 | 210 | 134 | 134 | 184 | 181 | 127 | 208 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.92m | 3:07PM2.53m | 4:54AM1.80m | 3:52PM2.46m | 6:07AM1.71m | 4:49PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.73m | 10:31PM-0.15m | 10:04AM0.87m | 11:31PM-0.10m | 11:00AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1096 | 980 | 833 | 819 | 763 | 698 | 540 | 469 | 489 | 415 | 328 | 310 | 298 | 281 | 275 | 251 | 210 | 134 | 134 | 184 | 130 | 127 | 208 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 224 | 236 | 239 | 245 | 245 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 239 | 233 | 215 | 57 | 56 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 125 | 45 | 44 | 118 | 46 | 49 | 167 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | — | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 78 | 57 | 130 | 132 | 112 | 50 | 81 | 111 | 123 | 121 | 108 | 181 | 113 | 85 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 63 | 120 | 242 | 27 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 85 | 120 | 144 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 63 | 191 | 144 | 27 | 51 |
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