Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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 Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.6
SW
14
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
17
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
560
540
469
523
415
361
310
298
302
296
231
210
134
121
184
181
213
208
189
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM2.53m
4:54AM1.80m
3:52PM2.46m
6:07AM1.71m
4:49PM2.35m
Low Tide
10:31PM-0.15m
10:04AM0.87m
11:31PM-0.10m
11:00AM0.98m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
13
14
14
15
15
18
18
17
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
13
12
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
17
18
15
15
14
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