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 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
11.4° C
3.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
232
184
167
164
180
154
237
237
156
255
230
230
257
257
263
300
269
235
230
194
160
347
444
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
0
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:23AM1.41m
7:41PM2.18m
9:58AM1.44m
8:32PM2.17m
11:13AM1.52m
9:25PM2.18m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.31m
1:20PM0.82m
3:29AM0.23m
2:22PM0.97m
4:28AM0.15m
3:31PM1.05m
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
15
17
17
16
15
13
13
12
14
16
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
15
15
18
20
17
16
15
14
15
16
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
14
15
15
15
15
12
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