Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

12.3°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 9AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	9s
Evening (10 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 21	WNW 21	NW 9	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	891	911	1069	1115	1005	872	822	721	626	808	970	396	664	1432	1337	832	1165	1312	1297	974	938	1107	1107	1093
Wind (km/h)	NNE	E	ENE	NW	NW	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	E	E	ESE	WNW	NW	N	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	00:46AM2.12m				12:45PM2.45m				1:34AM2.08m				1:14PM2.47m					2:20AM2.02m			1:43PM2.44m
Low Tide			6:53AM0.32m				7:34PM-0.05m				7:27AM0.47m					8:13PM-0.11m				8:01AM0.62m				8:51PM-0.12m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	12	13	13	10	9	8	8	8	13	13	13	11	9	9	9	8	12	13	12	10	10
Feels °C	9	9	8	11	11	10	8	7	5	5	5	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	5	10	11	10	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 19	WNW 19	NW 8	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	891	911	1069	1115	1005	872	822	721	626	564	481	396	388	1432	1337	250	1165	1312	1297	974	938	1107	1107	1093
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 17	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 16	WNW 19	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 18	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	188	218	176	176	215	212	174	255	286	808	970	269	664	243	230	832	145	167	136	129	104	102	73	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	SW 14	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 20	W 16	SW 18	W 24	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	186	186	176	235	249	240	235	227	169	276	273	304	179	108	11	203	206	208	129	163	208	206	206	201
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 9	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	336	313	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Damon Point 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	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Crescent Washington	Damon Point 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	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Cove Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	27	27	27	27	186	194	27	27	27	27	27	63	331	194	27	27	27	27	27	27	191	242	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	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4			4	4	3	4	4	3			4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Tracks (Nanakuli) HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Waverly New Jersey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	6	9	9	9	9	8	4	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5

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