Cap Lopez Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.63° S 8.70° E

Cap Lopez 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cap Lopez sea temperature is
22.8° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Cap Lopez today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cap Lopez at 5AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Cap Lopez. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
148
112
152
166
169
255
251
248
232
418
407
257
322
268
264
232
261
180
178
175
136
136
134
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:44AM1.62m
6:37PM1.50m
7:27AM1.59m
7:20PM1.40m
8:09AM1.52m
8:05PM1.30m
Low Tide
00:07AM-0.03m
12:35PM0.32m
00:49AM0.04m
1:22PM0.38m
1:29AM0.14m
2:08PM0.43m
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6:28
6:28
6:28
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6:32
6:34
6:34
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
20
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
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