Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf break

Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surfForecast / Oregon North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
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Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda today?

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 10AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)161616151514141313131313121212121616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65910421003892978951799722700582490402304244236232269427509441515622605513
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
2.05
12:51PM
2.45
2:29AM
2.12
1:32PM
2.35
2:59AM
2.20
2:17PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
0.89
8:06PM
-0.15
8:07AM
0.81
8:37PM
-0.06
8:54AM
0.73
9:09PM
0.08
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---7:48-------7:47-------7:46----
Sunset-----5:06-------5:07-------5:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C887811108776671097765568865
Feels °C (?)443498433224764432235532
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