Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.32° N 124.42° W

Cape Sebastian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Sebastian sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.5° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Sebastian at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
1.6
W
12
1.7
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
415
687
819
1166
1204
1107
1064
1226
1657
1545
1269
1180
964
844
674
486
435
2530
3560
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:04PM2.33m
7:24AM2.02m
5:09PM2.23m
8:21AM2.09m
6:30PM2.16m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.81m
11:41AM1.81m
00:54AM0.85m
1:17PM1.75m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
14
13
12
12
11
14
14
13
11
10
9
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
10
10
10
11
10
12
11
10
10
9
7
8
7
9
9
10
11
9
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