The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.1
WNW
10
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1
W
9
0.6
SW
14
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
229
322
318
163
251
245
206
208
167
167
167
164
168
181
147
147
147
147
147
117
97
94
84
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
E
0
W
10
W
15
WSW
5
N
5
SE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:29AM3.19m
1:51PM3.31m
2:14AM3.06m
2:22PM3.32m
2:59AM2.88m
2:53PM3.27m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.64m
8:07PM0.61m
8:11AM0.84m
8:48PM0.56m
8:43AM1.06m
9:29PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:31
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
14
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
14
15
13
13
12
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