The surf forecast is 4-5+ ft and semi clean/textured right now for Pacific City, OR

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    54° NNW @ 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    10:12pm / 4:46pm
  • BUOY 46278
    WNW6.2ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    54° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 20
THU 21
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
4pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-5+ ft and fair at 4pm on Wed 5/20
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNNW 14 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWNW (288) 3.8 ft @ 11 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYNW (309) 4.5 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide,4.8 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, May 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    N
    4mph
    6.1ft
    12s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    NNW
    13mph
    4.3ft
    12s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    N
    13mph
    3.7ft
    11s
    WNW
  • Thursday, May 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    5.8ft
    11s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    11mph
    5.4ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    12mph
    5.6ft
    10s
    NW
  • Friday, May 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    N
    8mph
    4.1ft
    7s
    NW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    11mph
    3.1ft
    11s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    NNW
    13mph
    3.4ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Saturday, May 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    N
    6mph
    5ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    NNW
    9mph
    4.9ft
    9s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NNW
    14mph
    5.2ft
    9s
    WNW
  • Sunday, May 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    NE
    5mph
    3.5ft
    15s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    NW
    8mph
    4.3ft
    14s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    fair
    WNW
    5mph
    5.7ft
    13s
    WNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to North-North-East, and was updated May 20, 2026 @ 12:23pm.
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