Cape Sebastian Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Oregon, USA)

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Cape Sebastian Surf Guide

Cape Sebastian in South Oregon is an exposed point break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Cape Sebastian Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	fairly consistent	10.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cape Sebastian:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cape Sebastian occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cape Sebastian (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Cape Sebastian with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 75% of the time in August while 13% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 12% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

75%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

13%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

12%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cape Sebastian Location Map

Interactive Cape Sebastian surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cape Sebastian is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV) in USA, which is 336 km (209 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cape Sebastian is Chico Muni Airport (CIC), also in USA, 354 km (220 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cape Sebastian Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 04:49 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Cape Sebastian

Current tide and informaton

For Cape Sebastian, 0 km from Cape Sebastian.

Next High Water: 03:08pm | 2.21m

Next Low Water: 08:18am | 0.37m

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Cape Sebastian Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.7 °C) at Cape Sebastian is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.