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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 13 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 1.3°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 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 329 | 329 | 332 | 915 | 964 | 650 | 636 | 737 | 798 | 855 | 703 | 610 | 709 | 667 | 692 | 1058 | 2397 | 3862 | 4286 | 3650 | 3824 | 3422 | 2804 | 2538 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 2.25 | 8:14PM 1.56 | 8:11AM 2.31 | 9:32PM 1.59 | 8:47AM 2.35 | 10:37PM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:40PM 0.49 | 1:50AM 0.69 | 3:34PM 0.32 | 2:40AM 0.84 | 4:19PM 0.17 | 3:28AM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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