Cap St Louis Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 5.68° E

Cap St Louis 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cap St Louis sea temperature is
22.4°C
3.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cap St Louis at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
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1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.2
W
5
1.7
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.9
E
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
S
7
2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
8
22
30
20
18
11
2
0
0
0
8
18
47
67
106
405
526
669
547
336
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:47PM0.20m
2:48AM0.12m
5:04PM0.20m
5:00AM0.12m
5:56PM0.21m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.11m
9:01AM0.08m
00:30AM0.10m
10:35AM0.08m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
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7:54
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7:56
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6:50
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6:49
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6:46
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 mm
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1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
6
13
21
12
12
5
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
21
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
18
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
17
18
17
17
18
19
18
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