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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 14 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
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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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 653 | 561 | 609 | 604 | 899 | 941 | 2737 | 4579 | 4538 | 4076 | 4470 | 4357 | 4008 | 2929 | 2848 | 1989 | 2923 | 748 | 1269 | 3573 | 7730 | 8918 | 8643 | 8078 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:32PM 1.59 | 8:47AM 2.35 | 10:37PM 1.67 | 9:22AM 2.39 | 11:28PM 1.75 | 9:57AM 2.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:34PM 0.32 | 2:40AM 0.84 | 4:19PM 0.17 | 3:28AM 0.97 | 4:59PM 0.05 | 4:14AM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 |
| Sunset | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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