Ilwaco · Pacific County · Washington
Cape Disappointment Surf Report & Forecast, North Jetty, WA
Cape Disappointment, North Jetty, Washington: 14–16 ft, double overhead to triple overhead or bigger, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 8.5 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 15 mph cross-shore wind from the southeast, gusting 21 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 6:27 pm.
14–16 ft
double overhead to triple overhead or bigger · occasional 18 ft
- Swell
- 8.5 ft · 13 s · W
- Wind
- 15 mph (SE), gusts 21cross-shore
- Tide
- 9.5 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 6:27 pm
- Water
- 54°F5/4 hooded
- Air
- 51°Ffeels like 40°F
- Sun
- rise 7:09 amset 4:51 pm
Cape Disappointment surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Cape Disappointment: 2 pm, Good, on a falling high 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 Cape Disappointment: 8 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 11–12 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (SE) | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 11–12 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 18 | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 11–13 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (SE) | 7.2 ft |
| 10 am | 14–16 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 21 | 8.5 ft |
| 11 am | 15–17 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (ESE) | 9.4 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 13–15 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 17 | 9.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SE) | 8.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 20 | 6.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 22 | 4.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 26 mph onshore (SW), gusts 38 | 2.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 26 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 37 | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 10–12 ft | Poor | 30 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 41 | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 10–11 ft | Poor | 31 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 42 | 5.1 ft |
| 9 am | 10–12 ft | Poor | 31 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 41 | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 14–16 ft | Poor | 29 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 39 | 7.9 ft |
| 11 am | 14–16 ft | Poor | 29 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 38 | 9.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 34 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 46 | 9.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 33 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 45 | 9.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 32 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 44 | 7.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 33 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 45 | 6.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 12–13 ft | Poor | 33 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 46 | 3.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 32 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 44 | 1.8 ft |
Cape Disappointment waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Cape Disappointment arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 16.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- Lulls
- about 99 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 94% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Cape Disappointment surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Cape Disappointment: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 15–21 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 15–21 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–17 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Cape Disappointment 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 | 6–17 ft | Good | 10.0 ft · 13 s · W | 13 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 18 | 14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 20 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 10–16 ft | Poor | 8.4 ft · 13 s · WSW | 31 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 42 | 32 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 44 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 11–17 ft | Poor | 15.2 ft · 13 s · WSW | 31 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 42 | 29 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 37 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 13–19 ft | Poor | 11.4 ft · 14 s · WSW | 14 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 17 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 10–15 ft | Poor | 8.7 ft · 15 s · W | 25 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 32 | 41 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 51 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 15–21 ft | Poor | 16.8 ft · 18 s · WSW | 26 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 27 mph cross-shore (S) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 11–17 ft | Poor | 9.7 ft · 15 s · W | 33 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 49 | 22 mph onshore (SW), gusts 32 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 11–16 ft | Poor | 15.5 ft · 15 s · W | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 31 | 28 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 50 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 11–14 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 28 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 37 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 10–16 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph cross-shore (NW) | 16 mph onshore (NW) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Cape Disappointment are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Cape Disappointment tide chart and tide times
Tides at Cape Disappointment today, Monday, Nov 9: high 8.2 ft at 12:15 am, low 3.7 ft at 5:37 am, high 9.6 ft at 11:34 am and low -0.2 ft at 6:27 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 9.5 ft and falling.
Cape Disappointment tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 8.2 ft at 12:15 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:37 amHigh 9.6 ft at 11:34 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:27 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 7.8 ft at 1 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:08 amHigh 9.6 ft at 12:03 pmLow -0.2 ft at 7 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 8.1 ft at 1:44 amLow 4.8 ft at 6:38 amHigh 9.9 ft at 12:29 pmLow 0.3 ft at 7:34 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 7.8 ft at 2:15 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:13 amHigh 9.3 ft at 1:02 pmLow 0.5 ft at 8:10 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 7.7 ft at 3:05 amLow 5.4 ft at 7:44 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:45 pmLow 1.8 ft at 8:55 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.1 ft at 3:51 amLow 6.1 ft at 8:32 amHigh 9.6 ft at 2:22 pmLow 2.3 ft at 9:41 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 8.0 ft at 4:41 amLow 6.1 ft at 9:37 amHigh 8.5 ft at 3:02 pmLow 1.9 ft at 10:31 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.3 ft at 5:42 amLow 5.5 ft at 10:45 amHigh 7.5 ft at 4:04 pmLow 2.1 ft at 11:18 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.6 ft at 6:33 amLow 5.1 ft at 12:09 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Cape Disappointment water temperature
The water temperature at Cape Disappointment is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 40°F and a 15 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 53 and 54°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 Cape Disappointment
- Long Beach5.3 mi N · 10–12 ft · Great
- The Cove, Oregon22 mi SSE · 7–9 ft · Great
- Seaside Point, Oregon22 mi SSE · 12–13 ft · Fair
- Indian Head, Oregon23 mi S · 9–11 ft · Great
- Indian Beach, Oregon24 mi SSE · 11–13 ft · Great
- Cannon Beach, Oregon28 mi SSE · 11–13 ft · Great
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About Cape Disappointment
Cape Disappointment is a jetty in Ilwaco, Pacific County, Washington, facing west. Also called Cape D, Benson Beach and Columbia River.
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