Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.3°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	176	242	270	394	433	464	541	534	513	428	307	771	787	821	718	657	565	511	480	421	358	335
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSW	SW	ESE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:16PM2.70m					2:58AM2.02m			1:57PM2.70m					3:54AM1.96m				2:43PM2.63m
Low Tide	7:34AM0.70m					8:36PM-0.39m				8:16AM0.80m				9:25PM-0.40m				9:03AM0.90m				10:18PM-0.34m


	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	10	9	8	8	7	10	13	11	9	9
Feels °C	9	10	8	9	8	6	8	9	8	9	8	9	7	6	5	5	3	7	10	8	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	176	242	270	394	433	464	339	405	513	428	307	771	787	821	718	657	565	511	480	421	270	244
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 10	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	56	208	229	280	322	344	243	238	321	316	301	286	273	201	235	227	306	367	367	362	358	335
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	SSW 16	SW 17	SW 14	WSW 9	WSW 9	WNW 11	SW 9	SW 17	WNW 10	WNW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	155	177	232	102	33	32	41	20	232	149	277	314	314	314	310	306	175	169	167	129	158	156
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	WNW 9	WNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	541	534	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	27	322	930	335	205	205	205	205	205	205	335	237	27	27	27	27	27	27	120	85	27	27
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Rating (10 max)	2												4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	6	7	5	7	4	5	5	5	8	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	4	5

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