Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 2PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 362 | 468 | 862 | 1127 | 1487 | 1465 | 1170 | 1114 | 954 | 847 | 805 | 662 | 619 | 608 | 540 | 540 | 638 | 853 | 1032 | 1095 | 973 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.69m | 9:25PM1.95m | 11:18AM1.79m | 10:20PM2.02m | 11:43AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.98m | 4:49AM0.16m | 4:53PM0.84m | 5:27AM0.11m | 5:35PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 362 | 362 | 468 | 862 | 1127 | 1487 | 1465 | 1170 | 1114 | 954 | 847 | 805 | 662 | 619 | 608 | 540 | 540 | 638 | 853 | 1032 | 1095 | 973 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 73 | 70 | 94 | 89 | 69 | 346 | 403 | 398 | 384 | 375 | 371 | 366 | 306 | 248 | 242 | 348 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 299 | 242 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | W 18 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 177 | 362 | 358 | 354 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 120 | 801 | 931 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 85 | 330 | 349 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 242 | 330 | 51 | 27 |
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