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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 16 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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4AM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
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 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 889 | 1960 | 4904 | 6548 | 6673 | 3084 | 2871 | 4349 | 3744 | 3367 | 2962 | 2593 | 2099 | 2383 | 3022 | 5787 | 7392 | 4540 | 3040 | 2331 | 2679 | 1920 | 2749 | 2567 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:28PM 1.75 | 9:57AM 2.43 | 12:12AM 1.83 | 10:33AM 2.45 | 12:50AM 1.87 | 11:09AM 2.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:59PM 0.05 | 4:14AM 1.05 | 5:36PM -0.03 | 4:57AM 1.09 | 6:12PM -0.10 | 5:37AM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 5 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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