Cap St Louis Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 5.68° E

Cap St Louis 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cap St Louis sea temperature is
27.5° C
4.2° 

Cap St Louis 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 St Louis today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cap St Louis at 6AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
1
1
1
2
3
6
6
4
12
28
31
38
134
154
140
106
121
135
88
95
182
194
99
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
10
W
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:42PM0.27m
11:45AM0.18m
00:14AM0.24m
12:31PM0.18m
00:44AM0.21m
1:23PM0.18m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.05m
5:39PM0.03m
6:41AM0.05m
6:22PM0.06m
7:13AM0.06m
7:10PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
26
29
30
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
31
33
34
32
30
29
27
30
33
33
33
32
Feels °C
31
29
29
30
31
29
29
28
29
27
25
25
27
29
30
26
24
24
23
27
31
31
29
30
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