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 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
2.5
SSW
8
3
W
11
3.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
625
541
510
453
386
308
261
949
2119
1998
969
632
522
522
439
390
282
247
147
140
248
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
SE
5
WSW
15
SW
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
WSW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM2.03m
11:53PM2.14m
12:32PM2.17m
00:36AM2.16m
12:57PM2.30m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.10m
6:14PM0.49m
6:31AM0.12m
6:52PM0.31m
7:01AM0.19m
7:30PM0.14m
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cloud
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cloud
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light rain
rain showers
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cloud
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clear
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7:03
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7:07
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7:09
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7:07
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7
7
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3
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
13
17
16
15
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
11
12
11
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
17
15
12
11
13
12
12
10
7
10
11
13
12
9
10
9
12
11
10
9
9
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