Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

13.4°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 (26 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (26 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 26						Sunday 27								Monday 28
	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	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	294	215	221	275	175	136	130	159	153	149	144	152	164	261	487	892	991	1010	969	1083	1083	955
Wind (km/h)	E	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	NW	WNW	NW	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			12:57PM2.30m				1:21AM2.15m				1:25PM2.42m					2:07AM2.11m			1:54PM2.50m
Low Tide	7:01AM0.19m				7:30PM0.14m				7:33AM0.29m					8:10PM-0.01m				8:05AM0.43m				8:52PM-0.11m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	14	15	15	13	12	12	12	11	15	14	14	12	11	10	9	10	14	14	14	13	12
Feels °C	9	12	11	11	9	9	10	9	9	12	10	10	9	9	8	7	8	12	13	13	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 8	WNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	W 9	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
kJ	294	215	221	113	111	55	45	111	111	82	78	77	37	261	487	892	991	1010	969	1083	1083	955
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 7	SW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	SW 12	W 8	W 9	NNW 5	NW 5	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 8	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	82	118	116	11	79	111	113	127	92	91	104	104	74	50	76	37	22	94	60	55	161	161
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	NNW 9	WSW 7	SW 18	WSW 7	SW 18	SW 19	WNW 8	W 11	WNW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	W 9	W 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 7	W 7
kJ	120	31	17	50	4	83	90	14	9	31	97	100	106	148	147	76	68	132	171	167	40	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 8	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	275	175	136	130	159	153	149	144	152	164	136	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Seaside Point Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	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	Turtles Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Elwha 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	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Westport-The Groins Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	2	4	4	4
Distance (km)	27	85	194	356	27	27	27	27	27	121	356	931	330	27	27	27	27	51	192	153	27	27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	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	Seaside Cove			Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	2			2	2	2	2	2					3	3	4	4	3			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Magics HAW - Big Island	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Tombstones HAW - Big Island	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	6

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