Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.5°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 1PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	17s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	16s

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 Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1165	1312	1467	1109	938	1107	1107	1093	899	767	767	767	930	811	714	586	586	499	499	499	577	690	867	717
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	W	NW	NNW	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	WNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		2:20AM2.02m			1:43PM2.44m					3:06AM1.94m				2:13PM2.38m				3:54AM1.85m				2:44PM2.28m
Low Tide				8:01AM0.62m				8:51PM-0.12m				8:35AM0.77m				9:30PM-0.07m				9:10AM0.90m				10:12PM0.00m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	13	13	13	11	10	10	10	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	8	6	7	12	10	11	9	8	8	8	9	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	17	17	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 10
kJ	1165	1312	1467	1109	938	1107	1107	1093	899	767	767	767	930	811	714	586	586	499	499	499	577	690	867	717
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	191	145	119	94	79	75	59	47	35	196	193	188	229	174	171	169	169	169	169	322	287	291	251	299
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 6	SW 8	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 6	—	—	SW 20	—
kJ	206	208	129	163	208	206	203	201	198	33	19	14	2	152	154	249	154	152	150	14	—	—	15	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	27	27	27	27	191	305	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	63	85	27	27
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	8

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