Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 9AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (29 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	817	824	1226	1631	1765	1677	1422	1220	1096	980	874	859	689	560	540	595	460	489	375	304	298	281	235	164
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	E	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		2:57AM2.03m				2:28PM2.54m				3:51AM1.92m				3:07PM2.53m				4:54AM1.80m				3:52PM2.46m
Low Tide				8:40AM0.58m				9:39PM-0.16m				9:19AM0.73m				10:31PM-0.15m				10:04AM0.87m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	17	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	12	12	13	14	15	16	16	15	13	13	12	11	11	12	12	12	13	15	14	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	817	824	1226	1631	1765	1677	1422	1220	1096	980	874	859	689	560	540	595	460	489	375	304	298	281	235	164
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 18	SW 15	SW 17	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	161	203	203	181	148	150	134	147	224	236	239	245	245	248	245	242	239	233	215	130	132	130	128	128
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 20	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 14	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	SW 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	NNW 4	NNW 4	W 8	W 8	W 8	SW 18	SW 18	W 8
kJ	39	15	12	12	70	100	109	102	12	12	—	4	15	15	15	15	10	7	44	45	45	112	112	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	4	9	14	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	17	20	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Ocean Park Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Hoko River Kydaka Washington	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	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	27	27	27	27	194	144	27	27	27	51	27	63	194	341	51	27	27	27	27	27	153	63	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	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	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers 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		Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	3			3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Westport-The Corner Washington	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Little River State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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