Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

10.7° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 9AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	0	0	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 19	SW 19	SW 16	SW 19	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	540	589	602	306	222	380	389	487	493	499	587	493	346	322	310	376	306	371	302	302	299	291	287	284
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	WSW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NW	NW	NW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	11:45PM2.31m				1:46PM1.80m				00:25AM2.34m					2:14PM1.85m			1:02AM2.34m					2:42PM1.92m
Low Tide			7:17AM-0.15m				6:52PM0.90m				7:50AM-0.19m				7:31PM0.83m					8:20AM-0.20m				8:10PM0.75m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	17	17	17	16	14	13	12	13	16	16	16	15	13	12	12	12	15	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	13	13	16	16	16	17	16	13	12	11	12	14	13	14	14	12	12	12	12	14	16	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 19	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 9
kJ	540	589	113	135	161	161	153	121	187	238	238	232	243	177	151	192	153	128	116	94	299	291	287	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 15
kJ	120	94	602	306	206	380	389	487	493	499	587	493	346	322	310	376	306	371	302	302	75	73	76	284
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 19	SW 19	SW 12	SW 12	WNW 10	SW 12	SW 12	—	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	12	12	25	231	222	37	37	31	36	37	—	22	37	37	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	11	11	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	11	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	The Strait Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	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	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Smugglers Cove 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	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	2	2
Distance (km)	27	27	27	350	357	357	442	51	27	27	27	120	931	930	541	63	27	27	27	120	381	458	120	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	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					Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3					3	3	3	3					2	2	2	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Consessions/Big Rights HAW - Oahu	Consessions/Big Rights HAW - Oahu	Consessions/Big Rights HAW - Oahu	Peahi/Jaws HAW - Maui	Jockos Point HAW - Oahu	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Consessions/Big Rights HAW - Oahu	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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