Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

12.4° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 9	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	87	85	106	106	104	100	110	110	110	160	163	152	152	176	203	210	203	199	203	201	263	249	318	307
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	00:04AM2.78m					2:03PM1.98m			00:58AM2.76m					2:46PM2.05m			1:50AM2.65m					3:27PM2.12m
Low Tide			7:37AM-0.59m				7:17PM0.75m					8:22AM-0.58m				8:12PM0.66m				9:06AM-0.49m				9:08PM0.59m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	15	16	15	14	13	12	12	13	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	14
Feels °C	11	10	12	14	14	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	13	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	SW 13	WNW 8	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	SW 18	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	35	85	33	106	66	88	110	110	110	160	163	128	118	152	203	84	82	80	147	136	120	138	145	165
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	WNW 14	SW 13	WNW 8	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 20	W 19	WNW 19	NW 5	NW 5	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17
kJ	87	68	85	34	104	100	90	89	87	60	109	152	152	131	190	210	27	25	203	201	263	249	318	307
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	SW 19	W 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 18	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 20	SW 12	SW 18	SW 17	WNW 19	WNW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	69	59	106	84	84	83	65	64	63	80	60	58	132	37	150	106	203	199	127	125	125	125	124	124
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 8	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	WNW 9	—	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	23	71	14	11	15	18	24	21	23	20	21	23	23	176	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Cove Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	27	27	27	356	931	576	384	63	27	27	51	356	242	930	242	63	27	27	27	191	191	191	153	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove					Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1					2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2					3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Abalolo Reef HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Kua Bay HAW - Big Island	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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