Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.5° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 10PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15						Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 11	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	131	152	152	152	190	210	203	199	203	201	263	249	318	307	390	423	516	486	463	371	366	366	415	362
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				2:46PM2.05m			1:50AM2.65m					3:27PM2.12m				2:42AM2.47m				4:08PM2.18m				3:36AM2.23m
Low Tide		8:22AM-0.58m				8:12PM0.66m				9:06AM-0.49m				9:08PM0.59m				9:48AM-0.34m				10:05PM0.52m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45
	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59	—	—	8:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	15	14	13	13	14	17	17	16	15	14	13	12
Feels °C	11	13	14	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	14	14	13	12	12	13	16	15	15	14	13	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 11	WNW 10
kJ	131	128	118	149	110	84	82	129	126	141	131	134	114	114	117	117	136	136	133	129	107	104	415	347
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	89	152	152	152	190	210	203	199	203	201	263	249	318	307	390	423	516	486	463	371	366	190	362	362
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WNW 13	WNW 20	WNW 20	SW 18	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	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 16	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	109	59	132	131	150	106	97	93	127	125	125	125	124	124	124	122	121	113	94	121	163	366	74	73
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	15	15	9	18	24	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Neah Bay Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Damon Point Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Half Moon Bay Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	51	357	931	930	194	63	63	27	27	191	191	191	191	27	27	27	27	153	192	541	242	51	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach					Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2					2	2	2	2					3	3	3	3					3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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