Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	289	245	245	198	192	179	176	143	161	171	166	140	140	136	133	113	110	104	104	104	107	140	152	134
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	S	SSW	S	W	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	E	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		2:24AM2.17m				2:30PM2.40m				3:13AM2.02m				3:01PM2.37m				4:03AM1.87m				3:33PM2.29m
Low Tide				8:37AM0.28m				9:16PM0.05m				9:10AM0.48m				10:00PM0.07m				9:44AM0.67m				10:46PM0.12m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	12	12	11	11	15	16	15	14	13
Feels °C	10	9	11	11	13	13	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	12	12	10	11	10	10	13	14	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	289	119	113	103	103	161	126	143	161	171	166	140	140	136	133	113	110	94	94	96	107	140	152	134
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	103	245	245	198	192	179	176	142	140	140	109	140	140	108	84	84	83	80	77	104	104	103	87	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WSW 19	WSW 19	SW 5	SW 19	SW 17	WNW 15	WNW 15	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WNW 12	NW 12
kJ	83	68	68	79	65	37	36	6	57	70	42	42	51	76	75	103	103	104	104	53	53	37	29	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	35	37	37	22	16	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait 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	Neah Bay Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach 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	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	27	27	27	27	27	350	350	350	27	27	27	27	27	27	357	242	51	27	27	27	27	120	352	356
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			Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	5	5	7	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6

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