Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.6° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 23s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 12PM is: 0.5m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	23s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	21s
Evening (25 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	21s

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 Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	SW 24	SW 23	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	347	271	268	235	449	548	548	449	285	436	377	537	723	531	531	369	446	409	442	442	522	522	522	528
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					12:05PM1.61m			10:16PM2.22m					12:44PM1.68m				11:03PM2.26m				1:17PM1.74m
Low Tide			5:19AM0.06m			4:35PM1.06m					6:03AM-0.02m				5:27PM1.02m				6:42AM-0.09m				6:11PM0.96m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:49	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	17	17	15	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	14	14	13	14	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	12	11	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	17	14	14	12	14	16	15	16	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 9	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	NW 8	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	SW 19	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 9
kJ	132	64	63	84	74	548	548	449	55	159	163	157	723	170	212	119	119	117	442	442	522	522	522	151
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 24	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 21	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	NW 10	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	SW 18
kJ	347	114	114	84	449	61	59	57	285	436	377	537	154	531	531	369	446	409	99	97	97	95	95	528
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 24	SW 23	SW 22	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 5	SSW 12	W 6	W 6	W 6	WSW 6	SW 12	SW 21	WSW 5	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	116	271	268	235	84	67	66	65	63	59	57	57	56	9	56	27	27	26	27	35	18	19	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 6	WSW 6	—	WSW 5	—
kJ	16	11	35	66	134	132	96	72	40	26	17	16	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	21	—	19	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	27	27	27	350	352	191	191	27	191	191	191	191	191	191	27	27	27	27	27	191	191	153	27	27
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2					2							3	3	3	3	3				2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	5

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