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Cape Sebastian Surf Report & Forecast, Gold Beach, Oregon

Cape Sebastian, Gold Beach, Oregon: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 10.8 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 20 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 35 mph. Water is about 57°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 5:49 pm.

Poor

8–9 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the south at 20 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:31 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
10.8 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
20 mph (S), gusts 35cross-shore
Tide
7.2 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 5:49 pm
Water
57°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
55°Ffeels like 44°F
Sun
rise 7:01 amset 5:02 pm

Cape Sebastian surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Cape Sebastian: 7 am, Fair, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Cape Sebastian today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1488–9 ftnow7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor9a12p3p6p☀ 7:01 am5:02 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Cape Sebastian tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1487–8 ft7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Cape Sebastian: 9 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am6 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 204.7 ft
8 am7–8 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 245.9 ft
9 am7–9 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 317.0 ft
10 am8–9 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 357.7 ft
11 am7–8 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 367.8 ft
12 pmnow7 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 387.2 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 355.9 ft
2 pm4–5 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 344.2 ft
3 pm4 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 332.4 ft
4 pm3 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 330.9 ft
5 pm2–3 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 32-0.1 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 28-0.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am5 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 234.2 ft
8 am5–6 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 235.2 ft
9 am6–7 ftFair14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 246.3 ft
10 am6–7 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 277.1 ft
11 am7–8 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 297.6 ft
12 pm7–8 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 287.4 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 286.5 ft
2 pm6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 275.1 ft
3 pm5–6 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 273.4 ft
4 pm4 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 261.8 ft
5 pm3–4 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 260.5 ft
6 pm3 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 26-0.2 ft

Cape Sebastian waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Cape Sebastian arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 179 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 179 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
68% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Cape Sebastian surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Cape Sebastian: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 7–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–10 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Poor.

Cape Sebastian surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend3692–9Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 93–8Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 103–8Wed, Nov 11: FairWedNov 114–9Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 124–8Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 137–10Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 145–7Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 156–8Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 165–7Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Cape Sebastian are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Cape Sebastian 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–9 ftFair12.7 ft · 14 s · W14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2420 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 347 am
Tue, Nov 103–8 ftFair10.1 ft · 13 s · W14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2316 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 279 am
Wed, Nov 113–8 ftFair10.8 ft · 13 s · W13 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2116 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 278 am
Thu, Nov 124–9 ftGreat12.8 ft · 15 s · W10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1516 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 258 am
Fri, Nov 134–8 ftPoor11.5 ft · 10 s · SW30 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 4833 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 553 pm
Sat, Nov 147–10 ftPoor22.0 ft · 16 s · W20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 3324 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 4010 am
Sun, Nov 155–7 ftPoor11.3 ft · 15 s · W17 mph onshore (SW), gusts 3413 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 267 am
Mon, Nov 166–8 ftGood19.2 ft · 15 s · W12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 2310 mph onshore (SW), gusts 217 am
Tue, Nov 175–7 ftGreat—11 mph cross-shore (SE)17 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 257 am
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftGood—14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 1910 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 154 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Cape Sebastian are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Cape Sebastian tide chart and tide times

Tides at Cape Sebastian today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.4 ft at 4:50 am, high 7.8 ft at 10:41 am and low -0.3 ft at 5:49 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 7.2 ft and falling.

Tide height at Cape Sebastian, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 7.2 ft, fallingLow 3.4 ft4:50 amHigh 7.8 ft10:41 amLow -0.3 ft5:49 pmHigh 6.1 ft12:31 amLow 3.5 ft5:25 amHigh 7.6 ft11:12 amLow -0.3 ft6:26 pmHigh 6.1 ft1:16 amLow 3.9 ft5:58 amHigh 7.6 ft11:40 amLow 0.0 ft7:03 pmHigh 6.1 ft2:01 am
Tide height at Cape Sebastian, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Cape Sebastian tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.4 ft at 4:50 amHigh 7.8 ft at 10:41 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:49 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 6.1 ft at 12:31 amLow 3.5 ft at 5:25 amHigh 7.6 ft at 11:12 amLow -0.3 ft at 6:26 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 6.1 ft at 1:16 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:58 amHigh 7.6 ft at 11:40 amLow 0.0 ft at 7:03 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 6.1 ft at 2:01 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:33 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:16 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:42 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 6.1 ft at 2:47 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:11 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:52 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:23 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 6.2 ft at 3:38 amLow 5.1 ft at 8 amHigh 7.4 ft at 1:36 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:15 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 6.2 ft at 4:28 amLow 5.0 ft at 9:07 amHigh 6.7 ft at 2:20 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:03 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.8 ft at 5:21 amLow 4.4 ft at 10:23 amHigh 5.9 ft at 3:23 pmLow 1.4 ft at 10:50 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 6.0 ft at 6:08 amLow 4.1 ft at 11:45 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Cape Sebastian water temperature

The water temperature at Cape Sebastian is about 57°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 44°F and a 20 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 56 and 57°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 57 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 56 to 57 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood57°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Cape Sebastian

Spots near Cape Sebastian with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Cape SebastianGold BeachGold Beach South JettyNesika BeachFrankportRainbow RocksBrookings South Jetty

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About Cape Sebastian

Cape Sebastian is a beach break in Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon, facing west-southwest. Also called Hunters Cove.

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