Surf Forecasts:
Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 18 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NW swell with 1,107 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 12 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda this week:
The surf forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 12) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 1.0m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 12th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 21s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 18th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | W 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 169 | 191 | 184 | 181 | 127 | 156 | 131 | 68 | 83 | 90 | 141 | 271 | 285 | 543 | 365 | 627 | 621 | 555 | 706 | 830 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:49PM2.46m | 11:36AM1.67m | 10:35PM2.61m | 12:35PM1.78m | 11:23PM2.72m | 1:29PM1.87m | 00:13AM2.77m | 2:20PM1.92m | 1:05AM2.77m | 3:09PM1.96m | 1:58AM2.69m | 3:58PM1.98m | 2:52AM2.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.65m | 5:19AM-0.22m | 4:39PM0.75m | 6:09AM-0.44m | 5:35PM0.80m | 6:59AM-0.59m | 6:30PM0.81m | 7:49AM-0.67m | 7:24PM0.80m | 8:38AM-0.68m | 8:20PM0.77m | 9:28AM-0.62m | 9:19PM0.74m | 10:16AM-0.50m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:05 | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 202 | 164 | 191 | 184 | 181 | 127 | 96 | 68 | 49 | 78 | 90 | 81 | 56 | 81 | 106 | 78 | 627 | 621 | 328 | 437 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 169 | 169 | 158 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 51 | 34 | 68 | 68 | 34 | 64 | 271 | 285 | 543 | 365 | 70 | 69 | 45 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | — | S 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 67 | 34 | 141 | 40 | 85 | 55 | 77 | 14 | 14 | 24 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 40 | 42 | 61 | 103 | 91 | 156 | 131 | 51 | 83 | 75 | 93 | 107 | 63 | 31 | 48 | 221 | 378 | 555 | 706 | 830 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 655 | 27 | 330 | 330 | 27 | 63 | 356 | 27 | 27 | 356 | 27 | 350 | 380 | 27 | 120 | 575 | 365 | 335 | 576 | 330 | 341 |
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