Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

13.5°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 11AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (23 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 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	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	540	540	540	638	822	978	937	1075	923	785	661	625	541	576	485	436	333	302	1106	2244	1004	787	699	630
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	E	NNW	NW	NNE	SE	ESE	SE	SW	W	W	W	NW	WNW	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide					11:43AM1.91m				11:08PM2.09m				12:08PM2.03m				11:53PM2.14m				12:32PM2.17m
Low Tide			5:27AM0.11m				5:35PM0.67m				5:59AM0.10m				6:14PM0.49m				6:31AM0.12m				6:52PM0.31m


	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	—	—	1	8	4	2	2	1	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	16	15	12	12	14	14	13	12	14	14	14	13	12
Feels °C	13	12	12	15	13	11	10	10	11	11	11	15	13	11	10	13	11	1	4	9	11	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 8	SSW 7	SW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	540	540	540	638	822	978	937	1075	923	785	661	625	541	576	485	436	333	302	421	104	131	787	699	630
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 14
kJ	242	348	352	352	352	245	242	236	227	215	209	209	209	209	171	169	167	162	217	149	116	53	43	121
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	—	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	W 16	—	W 21	W 15	W 15	W 15	SSW 6	—	SW 11	W 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 7
kJ	3	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	5	5	5	—	9	17	17	4	27	—	41	14	89	121	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 2	SSE 3	S 4	SE 4	WNW 10	WNW 9	NW 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	5	12	1106	2244	1004	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	1	1	3	3
Distance (km)	27	27	27	85	120	770	51	27	27	27	27	27	120	27	27	27	63	85	322	322	930	930	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove			Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	3	3		3	3	3	2	2					3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Westport-The Corner Washington	Turtles Washington	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	4
Header Global	Stent Road New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Beach Road South Africa	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Portballintrae Ireland	Marazion United Kingdom	Inishcrone Ireland	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Black Rocks Ireland	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	6	4	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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