Surf-Forecast | Smugglers Cove Surf Guide

Lat Long: 45.76° N 123.97° W

Issued: 9 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Smugglers Cove sea temperature is

11.8°C

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

Smugglers Cove Surf Guide

Smugglers Cove in North Oregon is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of - Rips / undertow - Sharks.

Smugglers Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	11.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Smugglers Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Smugglers Cove occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Smugglers Cove with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 44% of the time in January while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

44%

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

blown out

55%

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

too small

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

Explore Smugglers Cove Location Map

Interactive Smugglers Cove 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 closest passenger airport to Smugglers Cove is Scappoose Industrial Airpark (San Luis) Airport (SPB) in USA, 86 km (53 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Smugglers Cove is Mc Minnville Muni (Mackminnville) Airport (MMV), also in USA, 90 km (56 miles) away.

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Smugglers Cove Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 17:15 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off

Tides at Smugglers Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Nehalem, Nehalem River, Oregon, 8 km from Smugglers Cove.

Next High Water: 08:03pm | 1.77m

Next Low Water: 03:09am | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Smugglers Cove Sea Temperature

The Smugglers Cove water temperature is rather cold (11.8 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 14.0 °C, so feeling about the same in the water as out of it. A winter steamer or even a good quality spring wetsuit and neoprene boots should suffice. Wear a hood and gloves if you have not been surfing for a while.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit and neoprene boots.