Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

13.9°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 (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s
Evening (08 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s

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 Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 8						Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	3	2	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 7	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 17	NW 11	SW 17	NW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	120	118	118	145	181	181	116	124	138	195	220	274	322	317	260	230	222	222	206	487	232	289
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			11:46AM1.97m				11:03PM2.44m				12:22PM2.11m				11:58PM2.44m				12:56PM2.24m
Low Tide	5:25AM-0.19m				5:23PM0.67m				6:10AM-0.20m				6:16PM0.48m				6:51AM-0.16m				7:04PM0.31m


	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	18	18	17	15	14	15	15	15	18	18	17	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	14	13
Feels °C	13	16	15	14	13	13	14	14	14	17	17	15	14	13	12	13	13	14	13	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	NW 7	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 17	WNW 10	SW 17
kJ	86	88	56	55	69	85	85	85	138	195	220	274	322	317	260	230	222	222	206	186	143	270
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	SW 18	WNW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	NW 6	SW 17	SW 12	SW 17	NW 11
kJ	120	118	118	87	31	31	29	80	102	67	65	40	40	130	173	179	188	64	190	38	232	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	SW 20	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 14	SW 13	WNW 9	SW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 17	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	18	15	35	50	50	50	80	41	85	25	126	41	94	93	40	41	41	190	37	37	37	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	—	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	—	NW 6	NW 11	NW 7	NW 8
kJ	12	19	59	145	181	181	116	124	—	109	135	139	118	111	123	123	111	—	73	487	127	289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Deep Creek Washington	The Strait Washington	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	2	3
Distance (km)	27	51	356	356	322	27	27	27	27	120	331	242	51	51	51	27	51	331	350	575	63	51
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove				Smugglers Cove	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	1				2	2	2	2				3	3	3	3	3				2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	6	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	9	6	5	9	5	7	8	8	9	9	5	5

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