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Surf Break: Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda

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Surf Break: Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda in Oregon_North is an exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf Offshore winds are from the east with some shelter here from north northwest winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers and there is right hand reef break too.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips and sharks.

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Overall Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pacific City-Gas Chambers	1 mi
Second closest break	Cape Lookout	10 mi
Third closest break	Roads End	14 mi
Fourth closest break	Lincolne City Nelscott Reef	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Lincoln City	18 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda:
Closest wave buoy	Stonewall Banks Buoy	46 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Col River Bar Buoy	70 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tilamook Buoy	100 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Cape Elizabeth	154 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Port Orford Buoy	174 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda:
Closest tide station	Nestucca Bay entrance, Oregon	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Netarts, Netarts Bay, Oregon	16 mi
Third closest tide station	Taft, Siletz Bay, Oregon	18 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tillamook, Hoquarten Slough, Oregon	19 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tillamook, Hoquarten Slough, Tillamook Bay, Oregon	20 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda:
Closest ski area	Mt Hood Ski Bowl (United States)	108 mi
Second closest ski area	Timberline (United States)	112 mi
Third closest ski area	Mt Hood Meadows (United States)	112 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cooper Spur (United States)	116 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hoodoo Ski Area (United States)	116 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda:
Closest city location	Pacific City (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Rose Lodge (United States)	14 mi
Third closest city location	Lincoln City (United States)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tillamook (United States)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bay City (United States)	23 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV) in USA, which is 65 km (40 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda is Scappoose Industrial Airpark (San Luis) Airport (SPB), also in USA, 108 km (67 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Portland International Airport (PDX), also in USA, 116 km (72 miles) away.