The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 10 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cape sea temperature is
13.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at The Cape today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 3PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.8
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
449
449
444
443
564
606
768
784
768
768
768
838
951
1172
1299
1064
849
659
585
436
380
328
275
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:29PM2.94m
3:45AM3.22m
5:17PM2.97m
4:43AM2.92m
6:04PM2.99m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.05m
9:55PM1.45m
10:35AM0.29m
10:59PM1.42m
11:21AM0.58m
00:08AM1.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:16
9:16
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
15
15
13
13
12
15
16
16
15
13
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
14
12
11
11
Feels °C
13
15
14
11
12
11
12
12
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
479
404
361
444
350
442
606
768
784
768
768
768
838
951
1172
1299
1064
849
659
585
436
380
328
275
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
449
449
449
16
16
318
310
264
261
261
261
258
295
245
269
262
174
171
169
169
167
164
206
255
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
20
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
WSW
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
27
27
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
58
58
59
60
14
112
111
194
109
109
108
44
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
400
443
564
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
4
4
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
10
91
570
570
58
10
0
0
91
84
86
98
61
61
0
61
61
61
61
61
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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