Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (11 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8PM is: 1.4m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (11 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (11 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	19s

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 Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 11				Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	664	1432	1337	832	1165	1312	1467	1109	938	1107	1107	1093	899	767	767	767	930	811	714	586
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	NE	E	E	ESE	W	WNW	NNW	NE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:14PM2.47m					2:20AM2.02m			1:43PM2.44m					3:06AM1.94m				2:13PM2.38m
Low Tide				8:13PM-0.11m				8:01AM0.62m				8:51PM-0.12m				8:35AM0.77m				9:30PM-0.07m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	11	10	10	9	9	13	13	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	13	13	14	15
Feels °C	8	10	8	8	8	6	7	11	11	10	10	8	9	9	9	9	11	11	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	WNW 19	WNW 19	NW 8	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
kJ	388	1432	1337	224	1165	1312	1467	1109	938	1107	1107	1093	899	767	767	767	930	811	714	586
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 18	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	664	243	230	832	191	145	119	94	77	75	57	46	35	196	193	188	229	174	171	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SW 8	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	179	100	179	203	206	208	129	163	208	206	203	201	198	33	18	17	2	152	154	249
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 9	NW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	376	320	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	330	330	27	27	27	27	27	27	330	85	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon			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	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
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8

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