Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.9°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 (17 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (17 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (17 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 17				Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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)	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	3	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 15	W 14	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	297	925	834	1474	1256	1265	1265	1686	942	1759	1407	1449	1267	1006	831	693	540	506	2300	2070
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	N	NNW	N	NNE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	WSW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross
High Tide		4:56PM1.91m						8:13AM1.63m			6:08PM1.81m					9:08AM1.69m			7:30PM1.76m
Low Tide	11:33AM1.13m				00:59AM0.25m				1:01PM1.13m					2:04AM0.27m				2:30PM1.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	12	11	9	8	8	12	13	13	11	11	11	10	10	13	13	12	12	11
Feels °C	12	10	8	8	6	5	5	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	8	11	12	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 14	W 12
kJ	142	925	834	1474	1256	1265	1265	1686	942	1759	1407	1449	1267	1006	831	693	540	505	2300	2070
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	W 13	W 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 13	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 15	NW 11	SW 15
kJ	297	170	326	89	88	88	89	91	506	148	222	211	211	208	208	208	206	506	198	229
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—
kJ	167	120	219	157	155	155	155	155	152	43	43	42	84	146	86	50	50	203	193	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 4	NNW 4	—	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	14	29	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Half Moon Bay Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	818	541	88	88	27	27	27	27	186	242	27	27	27	27	27	191	27	27	51	85
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			Seaside Cove	Seaside 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Albatross South Africa	Asu Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5

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