Good morning, this is your Pacific Northwest surf zone forecast for Tuesday, April 14th through Wednesday, April 15th.
Let's start down south in Lincoln City, where surfers are looking at five to eight foot waves today with a northwest swell at five feet and a southwest component at three feet. The weather is mostly cloudy with rain expected, and temperatures will climb to around fifty to fifty-five degrees. Southwest winds will start at seventeen miles per hour and increase to twenty-five by afternoon. If you're heading out, note that the low tide hits at four fifty-eight in the afternoon, so plan accordingly.
Moving north to the Manzanita, Rockaway Beach, and Pacific City area, expect similar conditions with five to seven foot surf throughout the day. Northwest swell is running at four feet with that southwest three-footer mixing in. Winds are slightly lighter here, starting at eighteen miles per hour and topping out around twenty-five. Rain and showers are in the forecast with temperatures in the low to mid-fifties.
Over at Seaside and Cannon Beach, we're looking at five to seven foot waves as well. Northwest swell at four feet, southwest at three feet. Expect cloudy skies with rain and showers, temperatures around fifty degrees, and southwest winds gusting to twenty-eight miles per hour by afternoon. The low tide occurs around six ten in the evening.
And up in Long Beach, Washington, the surf is bumping up slightly to five to eight feet. You've got northwest swell at five feet and southwest at three feet. The weather story here includes a slight chance of thunderstorms along with rain and showers. Temperatures will be fifty to fifty-five degrees with southwest winds strengthening to twenty-seven miles per hour. High tide peaks at eleven thirty-one in the morning at nearly eight feet.
Now looking ahead to Wednesday, conditions are going to improve significantly with cleaner, more organized swell. Lincoln City, Manzanita, Rockaway, and Pacific City all step up to six to nine foot waves with a dominant northwest swell at seven feet and ten-second periods. Winds shift to the northwest at a much lighter twelve to thirteen miles per hour, which should really clean up the conditions. There's only a slight chance of thunderstorms, and temperatures will be around fifty degrees.
Seaside and Cannon Beach will see six to nine foot surf as well, with the same northwest seven-foot swell. Winds are northwest at ten to fourteen miles per hour, much lighter than today. Showers and rain continue but temperatures cool slightly to around forty-five degrees.
Long Beach, Washington steps up to seven to ten foot waves on Wednesday, featuring that robust northwest swell at eight feet with ten-second periods. The wind becomes northwest at twelve to seventeen miles per hour, and while there's a chance of thunderstorms, overall conditions look very good for wave riding.
Before you head to the coast, remember that cold water, sneaker waves, and rip currents are
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