Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.2° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 2PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
635
658
550
459
542
1011
1185
1433
1495
1480
1245
951
898
784
676
565
554
457
371
320
264
194
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:44AM2.06m
10:45PM1.88m
11:10AM2.23m
11:37PM1.96m
11:38AM2.38m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.48m
5:06AM0.33m
5:50PM0.25m
5:42AM0.40m
6:29PM0.03m
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Temp °C
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
8
7
6
7
6
6
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
8
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