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Pacific City Surf Report & Forecast, Oregon

Pacific City, Oregon: 11–13 ft, double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 9.7 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 12 mph cross-shore wind from the southeast, gusting 18 mph. Water is about 55°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 6:16 pm.

Great

11–13 ft

double overhead · occasional 15 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the southeast at 12 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:35 amrating through the daylast light 5:24 pm
Swell
9.7 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
12 mph (SE), gusts 18cross-shore
Tide
9.2 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 6:16 pm
Water
55°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
51°Ffeels like 42°F
Sun
rise 7:06 amset 4:53 pm

Pacific City surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pacific City: 7 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pacific City today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015051012–14 ftnow7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Fair2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor9a12p3p☀ 7:06 am4:53 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pacific City tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015051012–14 ft7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor9a12p3pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Pacific City: 5 pm, Poor, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am12–14 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 174.7 ft
8 am12–14 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 196.0 ft
9 am12–13 ftGreat11 mph offshore (SE), gusts 167.4 ft
10 am11–13 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 188.6 ft
11 am12–14 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 189.3 ft
12 pmnow11–13 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 189.2 ft
1 pm10–12 ftFair18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 288.2 ft
2 pm8–10 ftPoor24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 386.4 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 384.3 ft
4 pm8–9 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 382.3 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor24 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 390.7 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am10–11 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 324.4 ft
8 am10–12 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 355.3 ft
9 am11–13 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 376.7 ft
10 am11–13 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 358.0 ft
11 am11–12 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 349.0 ft
12 pm12–13 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 359.3 ft
1 pm12–14 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 338.8 ft
2 pm12–14 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 377.4 ft
3 pm12–14 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 375.5 ft
4 pm12–13 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 373.4 ft
5 pm10–12 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 341.5 ft

Pacific City waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Pacific City arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 127 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 13.1 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 127 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
82% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pacific City surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pacific City: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 16–20 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 16–20 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–16 ft and Poor to Fair.

Pacific City surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend10207–14Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 910–14Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 1010–13Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 1112–16Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1211–14Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1316–20Sat, Nov 14: Poor to FairSatNov 1411–16Sun, Nov 15: Poor to FairSunNov 1513–17Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 1611–15Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 1712–15Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pacific City are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Pacific City 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–14 ftGreat12.1 ft · 13 s · W12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1924 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 387 am
Tue, Nov 1010–14 ftPoor10.2 ft · 13 s · WSW21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 3523 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 375 pm
Wed, Nov 1110–13 ftGood14.2 ft · 13 s · WSW22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3421 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 305 pm
Thu, Nov 1212–16 ftGreat13.1 ft · 14 s · W9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1410 mph cross-shore (S)7 am
Fri, Nov 1311–14 ftGood7.7 ft · 15 s · W21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2634 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 428 am
Sat, Nov 1416–20 ftPoor to Fair21.6 ft · 18 s · W22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2823 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 297 am
Sun, Nov 1511–16 ftPoor to Fair16.6 ft · 15 s · W25 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 4017 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 284 pm
Mon, Nov 1613–17 ftGood18.7 ft · 15 s · W15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2726 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 514 pm
Tue, Nov 1711–15 ftGreat—10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1722 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 397 am
Wed, Nov 1812–15 ftGood—12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 188 mph onshore (NW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pacific City are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pacific City tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pacific City today, Monday, Nov 9: high 8.0 ft at 12:08 am, low 3.9 ft at 5:26 am, high 9.4 ft at 11:21 am and low -0.1 ft at 6:16 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 9.2 ft and falling.

Tide height at Pacific City, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357911Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 9.2 ft, fallingHigh 8.0 ft12:08 amLow 3.9 ft5:26 amHigh 9.4 ft11:21 amLow -0.1 ft6:16 pmHigh 7.7 ft12:52 amLow 4.0 ft5:59 amHigh 9.3 ft11:52 amLow 0.0 ft6:51 pmHigh 7.7 ft1:33 amLow 4.6 ft6:30 amHigh 9.5 ft12:19 pmLow 0.3 ft7:25 pmHigh 7.6 ft2:11 am
Tide height at Pacific City, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pacific City tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 8.0 ft at 12:08 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:26 amHigh 9.4 ft at 11:21 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:16 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 7.7 ft at 12:52 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:59 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:52 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:51 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 7.7 ft at 1:33 amLow 4.6 ft at 6:30 amHigh 9.5 ft at 12:19 pmLow 0.3 ft at 7:25 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 7.6 ft at 2:11 amLow 4.8 ft at 7:04 amHigh 9.2 ft at 12:53 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:03 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 7.6 ft at 2:59 amLow 5.4 ft at 7:38 amHigh 9.5 ft at 1:34 pmLow 1.7 ft at 8:47 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 7.8 ft at 3:46 amLow 6.0 ft at 8:24 amHigh 9.3 ft at 2:12 pmLow 2.2 ft at 9:34 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 7.7 ft at 4:36 amLow 6.0 ft at 9:28 amHigh 8.3 ft at 2:53 pmLow 2.0 ft at 10:24 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 7.2 ft at 5:35 amLow 5.5 ft at 10:39 amHigh 7.4 ft at 3:54 pmLow 2.2 ft at 11:11 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 7.4 ft at 6:26 amLow 5.2 ft at 12:03 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Pacific City water temperature

The water temperature at Pacific City is about 55°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 42°F and a 12 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 54 and 55°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 55 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 54 to 55 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood55°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

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About Pacific City

Pacific City is a beach break in Pacific City, Tillamook County, Oregon, facing west. Also called Bob Straub and Nestucca.

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