Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.9
SSW
8
2.3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
923
785
661
625
541
510
453
386
308
261
419
929
1742
848
541
485
481
390
346
289
247
253
322
280
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
W
15
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
40
W
30
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
NE
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:08PM2.09m
12:08PM2.03m
11:53PM2.14m
12:32PM2.17m
00:36AM2.16m
12:57PM2.30m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.10m
6:14PM0.49m
6:31AM0.12m
6:52PM0.31m
7:01AM0.19m
7:30PM0.14m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:06
 mm
5
5
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
16
16
16
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
14
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
15
15
14
11
13
12
11
8
8
11
11
13
12
10
10
9
12
11
10
8
8
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