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Seaside Cove Surf Forecast

North Oregon Coast, OR · Oregon's heavy-hitter cobblestone cove under Tillamook Head.

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Seaside Cove Spot Guide

Best swell

W
window SSW–NNW (200°–335°)

Ideal size

3–12 ft
breaking-wave face height

Best wind

E
offshore · W is onshore

Verified against

Buoy 46029
live NOAA readings · our error

The wave

BreakCobblestone cove at the base of Tillamook Head
BottomCobble and sand
WavesPowerful lefts and peaks that handle real size
AbilityNo for beginners when it's doing its thing — the Cove is Oregon's heavy-water standard.
Best tideMid
CrowdOregon's most serious (and most territorial) lineup
HazardsCobbles, size, cold, and a pecking order — earn it quietly
AccessSmall lot at the south end of Seaside's Sunset Blvd

Local knowledge

The Cove is the Pacific Northwest's proving ground: Tillamook Head blocks south wind and bends winter NW groundswell into long, consequential lefts over the cobbles. It handles the biggest days Oregon's north coast throws, and the crew that rides it has decades invested — visitors should watch first and take scraps.

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FAQ

What swell direction works best at Seaside Cove?

W swell hits Seaside Cove straight on. The spot picks up anything arriving from SSW (200°) through NNW (335°); swell from outside that window is blocked by the coastline.

What wind is best at Seaside Cove?

E wind blows offshore and grooms the surf. W wind is straight onshore and chops it up; light wind under ~5 kn is fine from any direction.

When is the best time of year to surf Seaside Cove?

Fall through winter (October-March), when North Pacific storms send consistent NW groundswell. Early fall usually has the best swell-to-conditions ratio; summer is the small season.

What's the best tide at Seaside Cove?

Mid. Tide predictions for the spot's NOAA station are in the forecast above.

Is Seaside Cove good for beginners?

No for beginners when it's doing its thing — the Cove is Oregon's heavy-water standard.

How warm is the water at Seaside Cove?

Roughly 47°F at its late-winter coldest to about 58°F in late summer. In practice that means a hooded 4/3 or 5/4 in winter and a 3/2 in summer. The forecast above shows the current water temperature.

How far out is this forecast reliable?

The wave model has real skill to about 10 days, and we cut the chart there instead of padding it with guesses. Days 1-3 are solid, 4-7 useful, 8-10 a trend heads-up - and we publish our measured error against NOAA buoys, updated continuously.

Forecast from TrueSwell's own physics-based wave model (exposure → refraction → breaking, every swell train separately), built on public NOAA and Open-Meteo data and scored daily against NDBC buoy observations. How the model works →