Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

12.6°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 (07 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (07 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 7				Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	NW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	394	688	1212	1376	1357	1224	1188	995	894	880	734	699	746	579	500	461	743	557	647	643
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	SSW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:09AM2.15m				11:02PM2.15m				11:43AM2.28m				11:56PM2.15m				12:15PM2.39m
Low Tide			5:23PM0.43m				5:38AM0.08m				6:10PM0.23m				6:17AM0.19m				6:54PM0.06m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	15	13	13	12	13	14	13	14	14	12	12
Feels °C	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	12	11	12	11	13	14	10	10	10	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 16	NW 8	NNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	394	612	1212	1376	1357	1224	1188	995	894	880	734	699	746	579	500	461	306	557	139	643
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 21	SW 16	SW 16	NNW 9
kJ	232	83	82	116	155	197	197	249	246	243	230	216	211	208	254	251	84	306	302	443
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	NW 5	NW 5	SW 12	SW 22	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 16
kJ	83	130	127	82	59	64	62	38	36	36	36	36	36	12	7	37	18	137	127	295
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NW 11	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	WNW 4	WNW 12	—	NW 8	—
kJ	61	688	123	152	141	112	96	70	69	64	61	32	25	—	—	13	743	—	647	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Super green Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	242	242	51	51	51	51	27	51	330	365	85	27	51	51	27	237	968	801	51	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach			Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	3	3				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Jamaica Beach Texas	Church CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Mata Veri Chile
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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