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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.2°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 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1514 | 1335 | 988 | 827 | 722 | 607 | 511 | 403 | 329 | 329 | 332 | 771 | 931 | 736 | 636 | 645 | 718 | 692 | 841 | 687 | 625 | 768 | 817 | 1799 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:50AM 2.19 | 6:48PM 1.62 | 7:32AM 2.25 | 8:14PM 1.56 | 8:11AM 2.31 | 9:32PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:34PM 0.66 | 1:01AM 0.49 | 2:40PM 0.49 | 1:50AM 0.69 | 3:34PM 0.32 | 2:40AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
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