Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13						Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	767	767	822	811	622	586	586	506	499	506	615	812	880	905	362	333	624	548	444	374	285	239
Wind (km/h)	SE	WSW	W	NW	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	N	N	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				2:13PM2.38m				3:54AM1.85m				2:44PM2.28m				4:46AM1.75m				3:20PM2.17m
Low Tide		8:35AM0.77m				9:30PM-0.07m				9:10AM0.90m				10:12PM0.00m				9:47AM1.00m				11:00PM0.10m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	15	19	21	21	18	18
Feels °C	8	11	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	15	15	14	14	16	15	15	14	18	20	19	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	767	767	822	811	622	586	586	506	499	506	615	812	880	905	218	202	624	548	444	374	285	239
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	193	188	229	174	171	169	169	169	169	322	349	353	295	299	333	333	284	258	214	214	211	211
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	W 8	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	NW 6	—	—	SW 20	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	W 10	W 8	W 9
kJ	19	18	1	152	154	249	154	152	150	9	—	—	15	—	362	251	—	—	—	8	28	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	NNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	27	27	63	63	27	27	27	27	27	27	120	85	27	27	27	27	27	27	51	120	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove	Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef		Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach		Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3		3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3		3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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