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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Surf Forecast
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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.8° 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 11PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | |
749 | 2008 | 2172 | 1847 | 1887 | 1835 | 1758 | 1452 | 1255 | 1286 | 1321 | 1321 | 1241 | 1062 | 936 | 936 | 972 | 361 | 346 | 285 | 383 | 383 | 262 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.92m | 2:09AM2.65m | 4:15PM1.89m | 3:01AM2.52m | 5:13PM1.86m | 3:59AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.77m | 9:42AM-0.61m | 9:25PM0.80m | 10:35AM-0.51m | 10:28PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 749 | 2008 | 2172 | 1847 | 1887 | 1835 | 1758 | 1452 | 1255 | 1286 | 1321 | 1321 | 1241 | 1062 | 936 | 936 | 972 | 361 | 346 | 270 | 226 | 222 | 260 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 371 | 18 | 46 | 41 | 66 | 94 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 26 | — | — | W 24 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | W 24 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 13 | — | — | 11 | 22 | 54 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 11 | — | 18 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 264 | 262 | 285 | 383 | 383 | 262 | 211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 930 | 541 | 452 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 330 | 63 | 930 | 335 | 331 | 63 | 51 | 63 | 331 | 341 | 330 | 186 | 51 | 51 | 27 | 51 | 330 |
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