Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
2.2
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
894
787
734
618
589
579
605
461
821
715
1137
1046
951
891
1015
1286
1456
1313
1177
979
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
0
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
11:43AM2.28m
11:56PM2.15m
12:15PM2.39m
00:46AM2.12m
12:45PM2.45m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.23m
6:17AM0.19m
6:54PM0.06m
6:53AM0.32m
7:34PM-0.05m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:24
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6:42
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6:39
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Temp °C
15
14
12
12
13
13
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
9
10
11
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
12
11
9
10
12
13
15
12
10
9
8
8
9
7
8
10
11
11
8
7
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