Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

13.0°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 (29 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 12AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (29 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (29 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 28				Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	969	1083	969	799	817	983	1226	1631	1631	1677	1474	1220	1096	980	874	859	689	560	540	595
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:54PM2.50m					2:57AM2.03m				2:28PM2.54m				3:51AM1.92m				3:07PM2.53m
Low Tide				8:52PM-0.11m				8:40AM0.58m				9:39PM-0.16m				9:19AM0.73m				10:31PM-0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	12	12	12	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	12	13
Feels °C	12	14	11	10	10	12	12	12	13	14	15	16	15	13	13	13	12	11	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	969	1083	969	799	817	983	1226	1631	1631	1677	1474	1220	1096	980	874	859	689	560	540	595
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	SW 16	WNW 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 15	SW 17	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	67	165	43	161	161	203	203	181	148	150	134	147	224	236	239	245	245	248	245	242
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	W 8	SW 16	W 7	SW 12	SW 20	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 14	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	SW 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20
kJ	171	28	161	38	39	15	12	12	70	100	109	102	12	12	—	4	15	15	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	14	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	19	16	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	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	Damon Point Washington	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	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	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Hoko River Kydaka Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	3	3
Distance (km)	192	191	27	27	27	27	27	27	194	930	27	27	27	27	27	63	194	341	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	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
Rating (10 max)			4	4	3	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pokai Bay HAW - Oahu	Maili Cloudbreak HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Consessions/Big Rights HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Abalolo Reef HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Rockaway CAL - San Mateo	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9

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