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 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 12AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.6
SSW
13
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
0.4
SW
19
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
0.7
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1198
754
715
679
587
493
294
230
221
275
111
166
213
85
127
91
156
119
144
261
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:32PM2.17m
00:36AM2.16m
12:57PM2.30m
1:21AM2.15m
1:25PM2.42m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.31m
7:01AM0.19m
7:30PM0.14m
7:33AM0.29m
8:10PM-0.01m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
10
9
9
12
11
10
9
8
9
9
8
11
10
10
9
8
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