Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

14.2°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 (06 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Evening (06 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 6								Monday 7								Tuesday 8
	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)	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	248	193	188	183	223	220	217	214	211	167	167	211	167	164	134	133	129	121	120	118	118	87	94	116
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	SSE	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	ESE	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				10:14AM1.69m				8:51PM2.33m					11:05AM1.83m			10:02PM2.39m					11:46AM1.97m
Low Tide		3:29AM-0.04m				3:05PM0.99m				4:32AM-0.12m				4:22PM0.86m					5:25AM-0.19m				5:23PM0.67m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	18	17	17	14	15
Feels °C	13	12	12	15	15	15	16	14	13	13	13	16	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	16	14	14	11	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SW 14	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	135	135	126	120	98	95	65	91	62	73	75	211	46	55	109	93	105	91	97	88	86	55	85	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NW 8	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	248	193	188	183	223	220	217	214	211	167	167	73	167	164	134	133	129	121	120	118	118	87	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	78	70	68	82	99	98	98	93	85	83	82	111	109	115	34	25	16	10	9	15	56	50	50	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 7	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	6	47	12	18	42	87	94	116
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	27	27	27	120	322	930	27	27	27	27	27	51	191	242	27	27	27	27	27	120	342	356	242	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2					2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	8	9	7	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	9	8	8	7	6	6	9	9	9

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