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 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 5AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1212
1376
1357
1224
1188
1044
894
880
734
618
703
616
469
461
821
844
1177
1282
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
NNW
5
SW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:02PM2.15m
11:43AM2.28m
11:56PM2.15m
12:15PM2.39m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.43m
5:38AM0.08m
6:10PM0.23m
6:17AM0.19m
6:54PM0.06m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
13
12
12
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14
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
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