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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Surf Forecast
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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today?
The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
461 | 388 | 388 | 459 | 339 | 276 | 407 | 392 | 530 | 742 | 822 | 854 | 987 | 769 | 679 | 587 | 371 | 1316 | 1835 | 3090 | 4822 | 7087 | 8376 | 9311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:17AM1.85m | 8:03PM1.98m | 7:38AM1.66m | 8:50PM2.07m | 9:00AM1.56m | 9:32PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM-0.04m | 2:23AM0.59m | 2:19PM0.14m | 3:34AM0.41m | 3:11PM0.31m | 4:33AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:50 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
 kJ | 461 | 388 | 39 | 107 | 156 | 124 | 121 | 156 | 530 | 742 | 822 | 854 | 987 | 769 | 679 | 587 | 371 | 138 | 1835 | 3090 | 4822 | 7087 | 8376 | 9311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 104 | 32 | 116 | 153 | 407 | 392 | 104 | 102 | 67 | 52 | 122 | 18 | 118 | 103 | 102 | 2 | 140 | 103 | 142 | 142 | 146 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | NW 20 | W 22 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 20 | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 15 | 9 | 123 | 155 | 155 | 119 | 86 | 65 | 62 | 122 | 15 | 121 | 15 | — | 58 | 54 | 50 | 72 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 388 | 459 | 339 | 276 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 38 | 118 | 1316 | 40 | 48 | 50 | — | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 335 | 350 | 380 | 365 | 365 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 120 | 330 | 349 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 330 | 191 | 330 | 330 | 192 | 192 | 27 | 27 |
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