Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.8°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24						Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 7	WSW 7	WSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	466	427	371	296	188	139	726	1081	1107	1268	1645	1788	1245	697	380	332	264	163	114	106	88	157
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSW	WNW	WNW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	NE	NW	ESE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide			11:38AM2.38m				00:26AM2.02m				12:07PM2.53m				1:16AM2.06m				12:40PM2.64m
Low Tide	5:42AM0.40m				6:29PM0.03m				6:18AM0.49m				7:09PM-0.17m				6:55AM0.59m				7:51PM-0.31m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9	3	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	10	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	11	10	11	10	10	11	12	11	11	11
Feels °C	6	9	9	9	8	6	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	7	8	7	8	9	11	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 7	WSW 7	WSW 10
kJ	466	427	371	296	188	139	726	1081	1107	1268	1645	1788	1245	697	380	332	264	163	114	106	88	157
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 12	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 13	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	65	65	65	64	64	114	94	107	106	55	55	55	54	92	117	104	73	53	25	10	23	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	—	W 18	W 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 15	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10
kJ	34	34	17	34	33	40	—	6	5	15	14	15	15	54	87	141	75	44	40	40	39	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	S 4	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	ESE 3	E 3	ENE 3	E 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	12	50	86	98	81	66	72	85	4	4	3	1	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove 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	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove 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	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	27	27	63	27	27	27	27	153	153	88	88	27	27	63	63	27	27	27	27	51	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef			Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3			4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	La Push Washington	Tracks (Nanakuli) HAW - Oahu	Tracks (Nanakuli) HAW - Oahu	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Vanthrax France	Vanthrax France	La Nora Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Backdoor United States	Backdoor United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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