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 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 6AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
2.4
SSW
7
4
W
9
3.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
453
386
308
603
2816
2114
1171
666
527
560
534
361
254
266
221
150
334
131
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:53PM2.14m
12:32PM2.17m
00:36AM2.16m
12:57PM2.30m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.49m
6:31AM0.12m
6:52PM0.31m
7:01AM0.19m
7:30PM0.14m
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light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
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7:07
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7:07
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7:06
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 mm
6
3
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2
4
1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
13
14
15
14
13
14
15
14
14
12
12
11
10
13
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
13
12
9
7
8
12
12
13
11
11
9
8
11
11
10
8
9
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