Cape Sebastian Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.32° N 124.42° W

Cape Sebastian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Sebastian sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.5° 

Cape Sebastian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cape Sebastian today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Sebastian at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Cape Sebastian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
2.1
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.8
WSW
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
WNW
11
2.5
W
10
2.5
WNW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
478
508
419
427
517
1072
785
771
771
645
533
467
401
347
277
493
2186
2655
1293
1004
580
898
481
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
E
5
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:54AM2.31m
10:13PM2.49m
11:17AM2.44m
11:00PM2.54m
11:41AM2.57m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.66m
4:26PM1.34m
4:50AM0.65m
5:05PM1.12m
5:22AM0.68m
5:44PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:10
7:09
 mm
11
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
19
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
15
13
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
9
10
14
13
13
14
13
12
9
9
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