Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.32° N 124.42° W

Cape Sebastian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Sebastian sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.7° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Sebastian at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
917
2510
2326
2047
1637
1220
807
510
402
392
294
334
334
330
239
330
305
322
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
6:30PM2.16m
8:59AM2.20m
7:48PM2.16m
9:27AM2.32m
8:55PM2.20m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.86m
2:29PM1.59m
2:37AM0.87m
3:20PM1.37m
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cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
17
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
11
10
10
12
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
15
14
13
11
10
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