Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.9°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (17 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17						Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	273	259	297	955	834	1256	1474	1300	1265	1686	942	1789	1677	1449	1267	1006	817	724	571	469	1623	1584
Wind (km/h)	S	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	N	NNW	N	N	SE	S	S	SSE	SSW	WSW	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:00AM1.62m			4:56PM1.91m						8:13AM1.63m			6:08PM1.81m					9:08AM1.69m			7:30PM1.76m
Low Tide			11:33AM1.13m				00:59AM0.25m				1:01PM1.13m					2:04AM0.27m				2:30PM1.05m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	13	12	10	9	8	8	12	14	13	11	11	11	11	9	12	13	12	11	10
Feels °C	13	13	11	9	9	7	6	5	5	9	11	10	9	10	9	9	7	10	11	11	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 12
kJ	199	194	297	955	834	1256	1474	1300	1265	1686	942	1789	1677	1449	1267	1006	817	724	571	469	1623	1584
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 13	W 13	W 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 13	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 15	NW 11	SW 15
kJ	273	259	167	170	326	89	88	88	89	91	506	148	173	211	211	208	208	208	206	339	268	181
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12
kJ	125	121	121	120	219	157	155	155	155	155	154	43	43	42	84	146	86	50	49	203	196	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 8	N 4	NNW 4	N 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	178	21	32	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Elwha Washington	Seaside Cove 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	Westport-The Corner Washington	Cape Elizabeth 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	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	27	63	818	541	330	88	27	27	27	27	186	242	27	27	27	27	27	153	191	27	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove				Seaside Cove	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	2				4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4			3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Westport-The Corner Washington	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5

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