Pacific City · Tillamook County · Oregon
Cape Kiwanda Surf Report & Forecast, Pacific City, Oregon
Cape Kiwanda, Pacific City, Oregon: 8–10 ft, well overhead, at 9 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 8.6 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 23 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southwest, gusting 38 mph. Water is about 55°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 9.4 ft at 11:52 am.
8–10 ft
well overhead · occasional 11 ft
- Swell
- 8.6 ft · 13 s · W
- Wind
- 23 mph (SSW), gusts 38cross-shore
- Tide
- 6.7 ft risinghigh 9.4 ft at 11:52 am
- Water
- 55°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 58°Ffeels like 44°F
- Sun
- rise 7:07 amset 4:52 pm
Cape Kiwanda surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Cape Kiwanda: 11 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Cape Kiwanda: 8 am, Good, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 10–11 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 35 | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 10–11 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 37 | 5.4 ft |
| 9 amnow | 11–12 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 38 | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 8–10 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 38 | 8.0 ft |
| 11 am | 10–11 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 36 | 9.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 25 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 41 | 9.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 26 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 42 | 8.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 26 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 42 | 7.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 25 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 40 | 5.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 38 | 3.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 1.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 10–12 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 25 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 11–12 ft | Good | 16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 25 | 5.2 ft |
| 9 am | 11–13 ft | Good | 15 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 24 | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 11–13 ft | Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 27 | 7.5 ft |
| 11 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 36 | 8.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 38 | 9.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 12–13 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 36 | 9.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 8.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 6.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 28 | 4.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 31 | 2.8 ft |
Cape Kiwanda waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 9 am, sets at Cape Kiwanda arrive about every 3 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 9.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 26 s
- Lulls
- about 87 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 94% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Cape Kiwanda surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Cape Kiwanda: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 15–20 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 14–20 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–11 ft and Fair.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Cape Kiwanda are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 8–13 ft | Poor | 11.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 37 | 26 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 42 | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 10–14 ft | Good | 11.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | 16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 25 | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 34 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 12–15 ft | Great | 14.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 16 | 13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 9–13 ft | Good | 8.6 ft · 13 s · W | 32 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 47 | 30 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 37 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 14–20 ft | Fair | 22.8 ft · 18 s · W | 19 mph cross-shore (S) | 26 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 31 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–11 ft | Fair | 6.7 ft · 13 s · W | 20 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 26 | 13 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 15–20 ft | Great | 21.6 ft · 18 s · W | 11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 17 | 15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 26 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 11–16 ft | Great | 11.5 ft · 15 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 14 | 14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 21 | 7 am |
Cape Kiwanda tide chart and tide times
Tides at Cape Kiwanda today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 7.9 ft at 12:50 am, low 4.1 ft at 6 am, high 9.4 ft at 11:52 am and low 0.0 ft at 6:50 pm. At 9 am the tide is 6.7 ft and rising.
Cape Kiwanda tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 7.9 ft at 12:50 amLow 4.1 ft at 6 amHigh 9.4 ft at 11:52 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:50 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 7.8 ft at 1:34 amLow 4.6 ft at 6:35 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:23 pmLow 0.3 ft at 7:28 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 7.6 ft at 2:16 amLow 5.0 ft at 7:03 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:54 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:01 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.1 ft at 3:01 amLow 6.0 ft at 7:38 amHigh 10.0 ft at 1:34 pmLow 2.2 ft at 8:48 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.2 ft at 3:42 amLow 6.2 ft at 8:33 amHigh 9.1 ft at 2:05 pmLow 2.1 ft at 9:30 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.9 ft at 4:37 amLow 6.2 ft at 9:27 amHigh 8.6 ft at 2:54 pmLow 2.3 ft at 10:23 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.5 ft at 5:36 amLow 5.8 ft at 10:39 amHigh 7.7 ft at 3:54 pmLow 2.5 ft at 11:12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.7 ft at 6:26 amLow 5.4 ft at 12:03 pmHigh 7.1 ft at 5:10 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | Low 2.8 ft at 12:03 amHigh 8.1 ft at 7:09 amLow 4.7 ft at 1:15 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Cape Kiwanda water temperature
The water temperature at Cape Kiwanda is about 55°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 44°F and a 23 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays near 55°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Cape Kiwanda
- Gas Chambers0.2 mi SSE · 8–9 ft · Poor
- Pacific City1.0 mi S · 11–12 ft · Poor
- Cape Lookout8.3 mi N · 10–12 ft · Poor
- Roads End15 mi S · 12–13 ft · Poor
- Oceanside17 mi N · 11–12 ft · Poor
- Lincoln City17 mi S · 12–13 ft · Poor
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About Cape Kiwanda
Cape Kiwanda is a beach break in Pacific City, Tillamook County, Oregon, facing west. Also called Kiwanda.
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