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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf break

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 PST
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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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Dec)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Dec)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (08 Dec)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
5
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)111111131212121212121212141414131212111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124214261379191326043287335337886473407434933502440044313166231023193798317029692119321040634509
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
5
N
5
ENE
10
NE
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
2.08
2:12PM
2.56
4:20AM
2.08
3:09PM
2.31
5:12AM
2.10
4:12PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.94
9:41PM
-0.30
9:48AM
0.93
10:31PM
-0.12
11:01AM
0.89
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise---7:41-------7:41-------7:43----
Sunset-----4:32-------4:32-------4:32--
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-12714831318105323942311-1-1
Temp. °C121313131313131313101011121313131313131313131313
Feels °C (?)111076665589991098788888898
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