Ocean Cape surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 MST
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Ocean Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean Cape sea temperature is
7.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ocean Cape today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean Cape at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Ocean Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
3
2
1
2
!
!
!
!
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
505
584
787
2574
2982
2891
2673
2310
2069
1735
1395
1109
788
640
538
528
440
393
299
233
161
149
79
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
0
NW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:10AM3.11m
5:42PM2.34m
4:45AM2.94m
6:29PM2.18m
5:26AM2.74m
7:26PM2.07m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.01m
10:47PM1.28m
11:52AM0.10m
11:27PM1.34m
12:40PM0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:03
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10:23
10:25
10:29
2
3
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
6
6
6
4
3
3
2
2
0
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
-1
0
2
0
2
2
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.9
SW
7
Energy kJ
515
505
584
787
2574
2982
2891
2673
2310
2069
1735
1395
1109
788
640
538
528
440
393
299
233
161
149
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
51
51
42
696
74
133
87
59
39
37
63
74
107
64
98
98
97
63
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
53
2
18
18
17
30
29
15
35
14
37
15
15
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
762
1465
1465
1467
1744
762
762
762
762
762
762
762
1586
762
762
762
1378
1378
762
762
762
762
1378
762
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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