Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf break

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 10PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.5
NW
9
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1128
900
825
687
640
724
709
393
396
471
528
486
357
281
273
234
196
259
353
546
485
687
668
735
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
0
E
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
7:46PM1.73m
6:31AM2.01m
8:49PM1.81m
7:55AM1.88m
9:40PM1.92m
9:14AM1.81m
Low Tide
12:57PM-0.17m
1:05AM0.89m
2:04PM-0.08m
2:35AM0.78m
3:07PM0.00m
3:50AM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:16
6:13
6:11
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8:10
8:12
8:13
8:15
Temp °C
10
10
10
8
7
7
9
15
16
14
11
10
10
9
10
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
6
7
9
6
5
5
7
11
11
9
7
7
7
6
8
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
15
1.5
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
16
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
1128
900
825
687
640
724
709
393
135
95
68
167
357
281
205
177
125
259
215
240
235
240
668
735
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
11
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
413
283
278
226
203
86
85
170
129
127
161
65
160
277
273
234
196
57
353
546
485
687
246
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.5
WNW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
WNW
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
WNW
12
0.3
SW
13
0.5
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
33
57
53
86
51
12
41
127
22
33
34
33
66
33
54
81
38
38
79
28
68
17
17
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
396
471
528
486
173
229
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
191
153
63
27
27
27
27
27
322
322
242
27
27
27
27
120
322
242
242
51
51
63
27
191
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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