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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 3176 | 3069 | 2171 | 2018 | 1613 | 843 | 2136 | 1905 | 5151 | 6927 | 6690 | 3618 | 5747 | 4987 | 4172 | 3499 | 3015 | 2476 | 1514 | 4324 | 4735 | 1779 | 3765 | 1960 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:37PM 1.67 | 9:22AM 2.39 | 11:28PM 1.75 | 9:57AM 2.43 | 12:12AM 1.83 | 10:33AM 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:28AM 0.97 | 4:59PM 0.05 | 4:14AM 1.05 | 5:36PM -0.03 | 4:57AM 1.09 | 6:12PM -0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
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