Newport · Lincoln County · Oregon
Moolack Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Newport, Oregon
Moolack Beach, Newport, Oregon: 9–10 ft, well overhead, at 5 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 7.8 ft at 13 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 23 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southwest, gusting 37 mph. Water is about 55°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 6:13 pm.
9–10 ft
well overhead · occasional 11 ft
- Swell
- 7.8 ft · 13 s · WNW
- Wind
- 23 mph (SSW), gusts 37cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.5 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 6:13 pm
- Water
- 55°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 56°Ffeels like 45°F
- Sun
- rise 7:05 amset 4:55 pm
Moolack Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Moolack Beach: 7 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.
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 Moolack Beach: 8 am, Fair, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 13–15 ft | Great | 12 mph offshore (SE), gusts 18 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 13–15 ft | Great | 12 mph offshore (SE), gusts 18 | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 13–15 ft | Great | 12 mph offshore (SE), gusts 18 | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 13–15 ft | Great | 12 mph offshore (SE), gusts 19 | 8.5 ft |
| 11 am | 13–15 ft | Great | 13 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 20 | 9.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 12–14 ft | Good | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 28 | 9.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 7.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 39 | 6.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 35 | 4.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 37 | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pmnow | 8–9 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 36 | 0.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 11–13 ft | Fair | 18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 12–13 ft | Fair | 18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 12–14 ft | Fair | 19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 30 | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 12–14 ft | Fair | 19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 32 | 7.9 ft |
| 11 am | 13–15 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 33 | 8.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 34 | 9.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 35 | 8.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 34 | 7.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 35 | 5.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 12–13 ft | Poor to Fair | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 3.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 13–14 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 37 | 1.3 ft |
Moolack Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 pm, sets at Moolack Beach arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 9.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 1
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
- Lulls
- about 19 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 98% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Moolack Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Moolack Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 17–22 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 17–22 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–17 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Moolack Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 8–15 ft | Great | 12.5 ft · 13 s · W | 12 mph offshore (SE), gusts 18 | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 39 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 11–15 ft | Fair | 10.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 34 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 12–16 ft | Good | 11.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 17 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 28 | 16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 26 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 13–18 ft | Great | 13.2 ft · 14 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 12–16 ft | Poor to Fair | 10.3 ft · 10 s · SW | 22 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 31 | 35 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 48 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 17–22 ft | Good | 24.7 ft · 19 s · W | 18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 24 | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 32 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 11–17 ft | Good | 9.9 ft · 15 s · W | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 31 | 25 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 43 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 16–19 ft | Good | 23.4 ft · 17 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 12–17 ft | Great | — | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 25 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 12–15 ft | Great | — | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Moolack Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Moolack Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Moolack Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 7.8 ft at 12:06 am, low 3.7 ft at 5:22 am, high 9.2 ft at 11:17 am and low -0.2 ft at 6:13 pm. At 5 pm the tide is 0.5 ft and falling.
Moolack Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 7.8 ft at 12:06 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:22 amHigh 9.2 ft at 11:17 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:13 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 7.4 ft at 12:49 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:54 amHigh 9.2 ft at 11:48 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:48 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 7.5 ft at 1:30 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:26 amHigh 9.3 ft at 12:15 pmLow 0.1 ft at 7:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 7.3 ft at 2:08 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:01 amHigh 8.8 ft at 12:49 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:59 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 7.3 ft at 2:57 amLow 5.3 ft at 7:33 amHigh 9.3 ft at 1:32 pmLow 1.6 ft at 8:45 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 7.6 ft at 3:42 amLow 5.9 ft at 8:19 amHigh 9.1 ft at 2:09 pmLow 2.1 ft at 9:32 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.5 ft at 4:35 amLow 5.8 ft at 9:24 amHigh 8.2 ft at 2:50 pmLow 1.8 ft at 10:21 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.0 ft at 5:33 amLow 5.3 ft at 10:37 amHigh 7.2 ft at 3:51 pmLow 2.0 ft at 11:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.3 ft at 6:24 amLow 5.0 ft at 12 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Moolack Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Moolack Beach is about 55°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 45°F and a 23 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 54 and 56°F.
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 Moolack Beach
- Avalanche1.7 mi SSW · 8–10 ft · Poor
- Beverly Beach1.8 mi N · 8–9 ft · Poor
- North Agate2.1 mi S · 7–9 ft · Poor
- Agate Beach2.9 mi S · 6–7 ft · Poor
- Otter Rock3.0 mi N · 6–8 ft · Poor
- Nye Beach4.2 mi S · 8–9 ft · Poor
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About Moolack Beach
Moolack Beach is a beach break in Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon, facing west.
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