Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.2° 

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
408
525
585
635
658
550
1080
528
1011
1185
1325
1449
1382
1245
972
898
784
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:49PM1.82m
10:44AM2.06m
10:45PM1.88m
11:10AM2.23m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.28m
5:10PM0.48m
5:06AM0.33m
5:50PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
7
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