Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf break

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDT
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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today?

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
360
352
499
733
679
857
1468
1017
947
805
781
781
653
633
623
526
543
522
551
614
656
634
599
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:30PM2.23m
12:17PM1.80m
11:59PM2.29m
1:04PM1.81m
00:27AM2.31m
1:48PM1.81m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.30m
6:22AM0.02m
6:07PM0.42m
7:00AM-0.10m
6:42PM0.55m
7:36AM-0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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8:16
8:19
8:20
8:21
Temp °C
10
9
7
7
8
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
13
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
6
5
4
4
6
6
8
8
6
8
8
8
9
12
11
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
NW
7
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
226
202
96
499
733
679
857
1468
1017
947
805
781
781
653
633
623
526
543
522
551
614
656
634
599
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
19
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
NW
7
1.2
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
148
360
198
82
288
152
64
64
86
36
35
34
34
34
54
75
74
54
53
53
32
29
28
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
10
0.3
SW
13
0.8
NW
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
27
28
352
158
28
54
2
2
14
23
23
23
23
14
2
15
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
10
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
Energy kJ
140
140
243
77
86
58
45
45
39
44
94
133
142
171
170
159
136
115
156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
Distance (km)
63
27
27
27
27
194
331
330
335
27
27
51
27
121
330
931
330
331
330
51
51
770
818
931
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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