Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

14.4°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 (01 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (01 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).
	Tuesday 1						Wednesday 2								Thursday 3
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	264	231	226	176	172	121	167	406	657	910	1795	887	516	508	650	1061	2326	2135	1656	1386	1080	836
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:45PM2.40m				4:48AM1.76m				4:25PM2.40m					6:01AM1.63m				5:13PM2.37m
Low Tide		9:46AM0.48m				10:50PM0.12m				10:23AM0.67m					11:49PM0.10m				11:07AM0.84m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	12	4	1	—	—	—	1	4	3	1	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	16	14	13	13	13	13	11	10	9	10	8	13	11	10	9	9	9	11	12	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10
kJ	264	231	226	176	172	121	116	113	80	59	94	887	337	508	650	1061	2326	2135	1656	1386	1080	836
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	SW 18	WNW 9	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SW 19
kJ	133	125	120	118	116	116	50	50	49	67	109	227	101	95	94	93	93	94	171	190	201	219
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	SW 18	W 10	—	WSW 18	NW 12	SW 18	SW 13	SW 18	SW 13	SSW 20	W 19	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	36	36	35	32	50	18	—	31	6	79	45	109	44	37	30	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 9	—	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	—	2	14	17	23	52	167	406	657	910	1795	—	516	468	342	268	220	216	289	328	216	149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Seaside Point Oregon North	Half Moon Bay Washington	The Strait Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Elwha Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Taft (Siltetz River) 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	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	85	191	350	191	191	356	356	350	350	350	350	330	191	30	27	27	27	27	63	27	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Seaside Cove													Taft (Siltetz River)	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2													3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Diners Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Bullies Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Luna Park Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Luna Park Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	9	9	5	5	9

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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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