Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.7°C

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21						Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 12	SSW 14	NW 14	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 11	WNW 11	NW 8	NW 9	NW 10	NW 9	NW 10	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	186	186	174	138	149	408	525	585	635	658	585	1167	521	596	1132	1354	1297	1382	1069	972	898	769
Wind (km/h)	ESE	NNW	N	NNW	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NW	NNW	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:17AM1.92m				9:49PM1.82m				10:44AM2.06m				10:45PM1.88m					11:10AM2.23m
Low Tide				4:27PM0.70m				4:29AM0.28m					5:10PM0.48m				5:06AM0.33m				5:50PM0.25m


	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	16	14	11	11	10	10	10	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	12	11	10	9
Feels °C	9	13	14	12	9	9	8	8	7	9	8	7	7	6	7	7	7	8	9	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	W 11	W 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SSW 13	WNW 11	WNW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 9	NW 10	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10
kJ	104	99	101	123	116	408	525	585	635	658	585	69	521	411	80	80	1297	1382	1069	972	898	769
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 12	SSW 14	NW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 20	SW 14	NNW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	186	186	174	138	149	118	118	140	138	129	105	95	71	74	15	102	39	78	37	38	50	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 14	SSW 14	NW 7	NW 8	NW 7	—	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	—	SSW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 17
kJ	144	138	138	99	118	19	14	9	—	31	50	69	43	41	15	—	78	50	78	47	26	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 8	NW 8	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 11	NW 8	NW 8	NW 9	NW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	82	99	32	38	42	44	36	44	1167	435	596	1132	1354	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Super green Washington	Elwha Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Damon Point Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	1	4	4	3
Distance (km)	27	120	242	242	27	27	51	27	27	331	331	331	330	330	242	194	51	120	331	120	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef								Smugglers Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2				3	3	3	3	3								4				4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fishermans Island Virginia	Fishermans Island Virginia	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Haga-Haga South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Freshwater Bay United Kingdom	La Nora Spain	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Playa de la Cagonera Spain	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Easky Left Ireland	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	9	9	5	5	6	5	5	6	4

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