Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf break

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 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 8AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
16
1.3
NW
9
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1605
1223
1322
1223
1128
900
825
687
640
784
709
393
440
526
528
427
388
321
281
234
196
259
353
546
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:14AM2.19m
7:46PM1.73m
6:31AM2.01m
8:49PM1.81m
7:55AM1.88m
9:40PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.91m
12:57PM-0.17m
1:05AM0.89m
2:04PM-0.08m
2:35AM0.78m
3:07PM0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:13
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8:10
8:12
8:13
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
14
16
15
12
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
10
10
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
6
11
12
10
9
8
7
7
9
10
10
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
1605
1223
1322
1223
1128
900
825
687
640
784
709
393
440
95
93
427
388
321
281
177
177
235
240
240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
Energy kJ
475
659
587
518
413
283
278
226
203
84
84
138
97
127
161
167
160
277
269
234
196
259
353
546
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
37
34
33
25
33
57
53
86
51
12
41
127
129
33
34
66
45
33
54
79
111
82
79
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
Energy kJ
526
528
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
191
191
51
191
191
153
27
27
27
27
27
27
322
322
322
27
27
27
27
330
242
381
242
63
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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