Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.19° N 123.97° W

Issued: 10 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda sea temperature is

11.5° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	19s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	18s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16						Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	203	201	263	329	318	394	390	423	516	486	463	371	452	366	389	362	441	353	365	367	344	339
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	ESE	ESE	E	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				3:27PM2.12m				2:42AM2.47m				4:08PM2.18m				3:36AM2.23m				4:49PM2.22m
Low Tide		9:06AM-0.49m				9:08PM0.59m				9:48AM-0.34m				10:05PM0.52m				10:29AM-0.14m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	8:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:58	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	15	15	14	12	12	14	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	16	17	16	14	13
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	14	14	11	11	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	15	15	13	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 9	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 7	WNW 16	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
kJ	150	106	126	126	126	96	96	93	516	486	96	371	102	99	389	354	333	348	348	344	344	339
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	NW 7	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 8	NW 7	WNW 16	WNW 12	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	WNW 9
kJ	203	53	263	329	318	394	390	423	75	57	463	121	452	366	362	362	441	353	134	103	297	99
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	WNW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NNW 7	SW 15	NW 12	SW 19	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	—	SW 18
kJ	127	201	125	125	124	124	124	122	33	113	69	179	163	190	74	73	73	73	49	109	—	300
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 10	NW 9	NW 9	NW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	104	—	—	—	—	—	—	365	367	343	137
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Half Moon Bay 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	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Turtles Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	27	153	153	191	191	27	27	27	27	153	191	357	120	51	27	27	51	120	381	575	365	121
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					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Seaside Cove
Rating (10 max)	2					3	3	3	3					3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Sebastian Oregon South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Kleinemonde South Africa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6

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