Cap St Louis Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 5.68° E

Cap St Louis 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cap St Louis sea temperature is
22.3°C
3.6° 

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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cap St Louis at 10AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
5
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
WNW
5
1.8
E
6
0.1
NW
5
2
E
6
2
E
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
29
14
14
18
62
53
43
20
5
0
1
0
0
5
15
51
89
86
325
353
319
256
220
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
S
20
S
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:45AM0.13m
3:47PM0.20m
2:48AM0.12m
5:04PM0.20m
5:00AM0.12m
5:56PM0.21m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.07m
11:48PM0.11m
9:01AM0.08m
00:30AM0.10m
10:35AM0.08m
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6:49
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Temp °C
19
18
17
18
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19
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18
19
19
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22
21
21
21
20
19
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18
Feels °C
20
18
17
18
19
17
18
17
17
15
15
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16
17
17
16
16
16
17
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17
18
18
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