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Yachats surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Yachats surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yachats sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yachats today?
The current surf forecast for Yachats at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Yachats. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3080 | 2555 | 2236 | 2053 | 1491 | 1330 | 1635 | 1045 | 2796 | 3631 | 4232 | 4216 | 4011 | 3652 | 3157 | 2767 | 2382 | 2033 | 1826 | 2795 | 4447 | 6130 | 2686 | 3342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:55AM 3.03 | 10:47PM 2.45 | 9:33AM 3.08 | 11:30PM 2.53 | 10:11AM 3.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:49AM 1.69 | 4:07PM 0.59 | 3:36AM 1.74 | 4:45PM 0.46 | 4:19AM 1.76 | 5:22PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
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