Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 28 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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 2PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Evening (28 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28						Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	554	601	835	963	932	855	748	684	684	576	439	452	358	335	322	318	314	314	318	318	326	344
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SW	SW	ENE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:57PM2.70m					3:54AM1.96m				2:43PM2.63m				4:55AM1.89m				3:35PM2.50m
Low Tide		8:16AM0.80m				9:25PM-0.40m				9:03AM0.90m				10:18PM-0.34m				9:57AM0.97m


	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	8	10	12	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	11	11	9	8
Feels °C	8	9	8	8	8	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	7	7	7	5	5	5	6	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	SW 15	WNW 8	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	554	601	835	963	932	855	748	684	684	576	439	452	349	270	211	190	208	114	318	123	326	344
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 16	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	NW 8	SW 15	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	321	316	303	268	207	198	257	227	306	367	367	362	358	335	322	318	314	314	105	318	186	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	WNW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	232	284	271	217	314	314	310	306	183	169	167	129	129	156	119	115	74	101	91	21	42	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	31	69	86	90
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	205	205	242	237	27	27	27	27	27	27	191	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	191	191	27	27
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Rating (10 max)					4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	7	7	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	5

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