Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

12.6°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 4AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (07 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 6		Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	167	293	308	302	302	334	627	612	1212	1376	1357	1224	1188	1338	1230	880	734	699
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		10:00PM2.14m					11:09AM2.15m				11:02PM2.15m				11:43AM2.28m
Low Tide				4:55AM0.02m					5:23PM0.43m				5:38AM0.08m				6:10PM0.23m


	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	13	17	16	15	13	13	12	12	12	16	16	15	13	13
Feels °C	13	12	13	13	11	15	14	12	11	11	9	10	10	14	14	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
kJ	167	293	308	302	302	334	627	401	1212	1376	1357	1224	1188	1338	1230	880	734	699
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	86	85	84	84	84	83	232	612	83	116	155	197	197	249	246	243	230	216
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	85	17	63	59	64	121	83	83	127	82	59	64	40	38	37	36	36	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	88	114	81	58	51	59	70	69	119	127	107	104	82	80	66	50	48	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef 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	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Elwha Washington	Elwha Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Pillar Point Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	3	3
Distance (km)	27	27	27	27	27	120	242	330	330	51	51	27	27	51	335	365	85	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Seaside Cove	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach			Seaside Point	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3					4	4	4	4	4			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Little River State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Hell South Africa	Hell South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	7	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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