Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

13.0°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 (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 2AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (28 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 27		Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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)	0	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	188	261	487	892	991	1010	969	1083	969	850	805	824	1226	1674	1960	1815	1422	1220
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	E	E	NW	NW	NW	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide				2:07AM2.11m			1:54PM2.50m					2:57AM2.03m				2:28PM2.54m
Low Tide		8:10PM-0.01m				8:05AM0.43m				8:52PM-0.11m				8:40AM0.58m				9:39PM-0.16m


	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	10	10	13	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	15	16	15	15	14
Feels °C	9	9	9	8	8	11	12	14	13	11	10	11	11	13	14	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	74	261	487	892	991	1010	969	1083	969	850	805	824	1226	1674	1960	1815	1422	1220
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 8	W 9	W 9	NW 6	NW 5	WNW 8	SW 16	WNW 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 15	SW 17
kJ	39	51	53	56	46	29	67	165	43	161	161	203	203	181	148	150	134	147
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	W 8	W 8	SW 16	W 8	SW 16	W 7	SW 12	SW 20	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 14
kJ	106	148	147	143	51	46	171	28	161	39	39	15	12	12	70	100	109	102
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	188	162	109	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	13	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	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	Westport-The Cove Washington	Smugglers Cove 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	Coos Bay North Oregon South	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	242	356	322	51	51	27	27	27	191	63	27	27	27	27	27	205	818	120
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef		Smugglers Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)				3	3	4	4	3		3	4	4	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Buccaneer Florida - North	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Cove Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Sprecklesville HAW - Maui	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Fullers CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6

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