Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 pm 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):

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 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
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 Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14				Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	104	100	110	110	110	183	131	152	152	152	190	210	203	199	203	201	263	249	318	307	390	423	516	486
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	SSW	S	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NE	E	E	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on
High Tide		2:03PM1.98m			00:58AM2.76m					2:46PM2.05m			1:50AM2.65m					3:27PM2.12m				2:42AM2.47m
Low Tide			7:17PM0.75m					8:22AM-0.58m				8:12PM0.66m				9:06AM-0.49m				9:08PM0.59m				9:48AM-0.34m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59	—	—	—	—	8:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	13	12	12	13	15	16	16	14	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	15	13	12	12	13	16
Feels °C	14	13	12	12	11	11	13	13	14	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	11	11	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 19	WNW 9	NW 5	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	66	88	110	110	110	183	131	128	118	113	190	84	35	157	120	143	136	138	105	120	154	154	133	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	SSW 12	NW 5	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 19	WNW 9	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17
kJ	104	100	90	89	87	60	23	152	152	152	150	210	82	199	203	201	263	249	318	307	390	423	516	486
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 12	SW 17	WNW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	84	83	65	64	63	60	58	58	132	131	37	106	203	93	127	125	125	125	124	124	124	122	121	113
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	—	NW 6	NW 5	NW 4	WNW 9	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	10	10	14	17	16	—	19	14	12	172	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elwha Washington	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Damon Point Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Taft (Siltetz River) Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Long Beach Peninsula 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	Half Moon Bay Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	330	575	194	63	27	27	30	242	931	930	576	63	27	27	27	153	191	191	153	27	27	27	27	191
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon				Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove					Smugglers 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
Rating (10 max)				1	2	2	2					2	2	2	2					3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Pinetrees HAW - Kaua'i	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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