Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf break

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today?

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
458
379
371
273
246
276
104
159
302
366
439
498
573
778
756
704
2515
2853
3008
3023
2671
2343
2064
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:41AM1.78m
11:13PM2.47m
12:38PM1.86m
11:52PM2.61m
1:32PM1.92m
Low Tide
5:41AM-0.08m
5:19PM0.49m
6:26AM-0.32m
6:05PM0.58m
7:13AM-0.51m
6:51PM0.66m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:38
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
6
4
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
9
0.4
SW
13
0.7
W
9
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
584
458
379
371
273
246
44
80
143
161
166
176
498
573
778
756
704
109
107
3008
3023
82
104
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
W
9
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
96
88
45
45
69
69
62
104
60
302
366
439
125
124
122
121
115
107
106
104
104
7
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.5
WNW
17
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
33
32
49
49
7
7
49
44
159
60
43
125
125
14
15
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
7
1.9
W
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
276
94
247
284
287
419
599
2515
2853
2671
2343
2064
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
5
4
4
3
3
4
1
Distance (km)
322
205
27
27
27
191
931
27
191
205
237
51
30
330
331
330
330
322
322
242
330
349
931
930
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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