Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.8° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19						Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	WNW 14	NW 7	NW 7	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 8	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	225	218	237	260	318	326	364	355	355	299	289	266	260	238	211	211	248	248	201	196	191	171
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide					5:29PM2.23m				5:36AM1.70m				6:11PM2.23m				6:51AM1.51m				6:54PM2.21m
Low Tide			11:08AM0.11m				00:08AM0.43m				11:48AM0.36m				1:14AM0.38m				12:31PM0.61m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	8:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:54	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	16	15	14	13	13	14	15	18	18	19	17	16	16	16	17	19	19	19	16	15
Feels °C	11	13	13	12	12	11	11	13	14	17	18	19	17	16	16	16	17	19	18	18	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 17	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	225	218	215	163	160	160	293	355	355	299	289	266	260	238	211	211	211	182	163	173	131	128
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	123	40	89	122	157	165	160	297	290	230	167	163	159	155	198	201	248	248	201	196	191	171
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	S 11	—	—	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	44	27	27	15	2	—	—	115	110	101	98	57	57	57	57	56	33	32	29	29	55	51
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	221	215	237	260	318	326	364	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Elwha Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Damon Point Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	51	194	331	330	365	51	51	51	85	120	242	63	120	27	27	27	27	194	242	194	120	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Smugglers Cove	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove			Smugglers Cove		Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2					3	3	3	2			2		2	2	2	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	S-Turns Carolina North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6

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