Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
11.5° C
3.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 2AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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 Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
394
390
423
516
486
463
371
452
366
362
362
441
353
348
344
388
370
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:42AM2.47m
4:08PM2.18m
3:36AM2.23m
4:49PM2.22m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.59m
9:48AM-0.34m
10:05PM0.52m
10:29AM-0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:59
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
14
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
13
16
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
14
12
12
11
13
16
15
15
14
13
13
11
12
14
13
13
11
10
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