Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.8°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 10AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 7	WNW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	676	565	466	427	371	296	188	168	739	1016	1001	984	1071	1324	961	627	417	264	219	135	98	67	39	37
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	S	WNW	NW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	NW	WNW	E	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	11:37PM1.96m				11:38AM2.38m				00:26AM2.02m				12:07PM2.53m				1:16AM2.06m				12:40PM2.64m
Low Tide			5:42AM0.40m				6:29PM0.03m				6:18AM0.49m				7:09PM-0.17m				6:55AM0.59m				7:51PM-0.31m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	7	6	2	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	8	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	7	9	8	10	9	8	9	7	8	10	10	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 7	SSW 6	WSW 7
kJ	676	565	466	427	371	296	188	168	739	1016	1001	984	1071	1324	961	627	417	264	219	135	98	67	26	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 12	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 6	W 13	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	WSW 7	WSW 11
kJ	68	66	65	65	65	64	64	144	94	107	106	55	55	55	135	92	90	134	110	83	57	39	26	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	—	W 18	W 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	W 12	W 12	SSW 13	SW 14	WNW 11	WNW 11	SSW 6
kJ	36	34	34	34	17	34	17	40	—	6	5	15	14	15	55	54	54	73	46	34	74	40	39	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	S 6	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	23	64	119	184	182	—	108	4	2	3	2	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	27	27	27	27	63	27	27	27	27	27	85	85	85	63	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	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	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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