Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.9°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 (19 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Evening (19 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 19								Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	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)	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	W 12	WNW 12	W 12	WNW 11	NW 14	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1267	1006	817	619	540	713	2237	1889	1300	935	541	332	245	193	287	287	281	189	177	186	174	170	147	402
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	SSW	WNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	N	ENE	ESE	E	E	ESE	NW	N	NNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:08AM1.69m			7:30PM1.76m					9:47AM1.79m				8:45PM1.77m				10:17AM1.92m				9:49PM1.82m
Low Tide		2:04AM0.27m				2:30PM1.05m				3:01AM0.27m				3:36PM0.90m				3:48AM0.27m				4:27PM0.70m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	15	15	14	11	11
Feels °C	9	8	8	12	11	10	9	9	8	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	10	11	9	13	13	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 11	NW 8	WNW 13
kJ	1267	1006	817	619	540	582	2237	1889	1300	935	541	332	245	193	287	287	281	189	142	96	104	170	96	402
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 14	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	NNW 6	SW 15	SSW 15	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 12	W 12	SSW 14	W 11	SSW 14
kJ	211	208	208	208	206	713	245	229	223	223	174	49	176	150	229	222	144	180	177	186	174	118	116	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	W 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	W 13	W 13	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 18	NW 14	SSW 18
kJ	84	146	86	50	126	258	14	49	48	49	174	174	90	125	158	162	162	160	146	138	138	50	147	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 7	—	NW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	24	36	47	—	39	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89	—	86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Westport-The Cove Washington	Westport-The Corner Washington	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North	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	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	27	27	27	85	191	186	27	27	27	27	27	27	88	51	27	27	27	27	27	120	194	242	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside 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	Seaside 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				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3			4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2				2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Fossil Beach Kodiak Alaska - Kodiak Island	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	7	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	7	9	8	6	5	5

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