Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.2°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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (14 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 14						Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	SW 14	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 13	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	499	506	615	812	880	813	393	278	548	548	444	374	260	211	208	254	291	351	389	387	390	340
Wind (km/h)	E	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	E	E	E	E	N	NNE	NE	E	ENE	E	E	WSW	NW	NNW	NNE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				2:44PM2.28m				4:46AM1.75m				3:20PM2.17m					5:47AM1.66m			4:02PM2.04m
Low Tide		9:10AM0.90m				10:12PM0.00m				9:47AM1.00m				11:00PM0.10m				10:32AM1.08m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	15	19	23	22	20	19	17	16	15	18	16	16	14	14
Feels °C	11	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	13	17	21	20	18	16	15	14	13	16	14	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10
kJ	499	506	615	812	880	813	393	218	548	548	444	374	260	197	154	254	291	351	389	387	372	340
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 9	WNW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
kJ	169	322	287	291	251	299	213	278	284	258	214	214	211	211	208	206	208	214	265	257	390	339
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	NW 6	NW 6	—	SW 20	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	W 10	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	150	9	9	—	15	—	299	251	—	—	—	8	28	32	28	149	186	191	220	217	214	160
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	27	27	144	120	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	191	63	27	27
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Rating (10 max)	3	3			4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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