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 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
13.5°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 3AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
662
619
540
540
540
638
822
978
937
1075
923
785
661
625
541
541
485
386
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20PM2.02m
11:43AM1.91m
11:08PM2.09m
12:08PM2.03m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.11m
5:35PM0.67m
5:59AM0.10m
6:14PM0.49m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
 mm
3
10
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
16
15
12
13
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
11
10
10
11
11
11
15
14
11
12
12
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