The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 3 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

11.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cape today (03 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3				Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	3	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	SW 10	SW 16	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 8	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1028	831	683	573	530	418	305	236	276	362	543	777	1062	2187	2395	2246	2225	6111	5705	5130	4279	3857	4032
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	E	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	NW	N	E	SE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:33PM2.62m				8:35AM2.95m				8:49PM2.62m				9:16AM3.09m				9:53PM2.66m
Low Tide		1:49PM1.45m				1:57AM0.92m				2:55PM1.17m				2:50AM1.04m				3:47PM0.88m				3:36AM1.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07
	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	14	13	12	12	10	10	9	11	13	11	10	11	11	11	10	11	12	12	11	11	11	10	10
Feels °C	13	12	10	9	7	7	5	7	9	6	5	10	9	10	9	9	10	9	8	8	8	6	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 15	W 12	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16
kJ	1028	831	683	423	406	324	305	217	276	186	139	777	1062	2187	2395	2246	2225	6111	5705	5130	4279	3857	4032
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 11	W 10	W 12	SW 15	W 15	W 15	SW 15	W 21	W 20	W 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	433	415	439	573	530	418	270	202	108	101	181	357	422	171	428	784	1409	97	95	95	96	127	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	W 16	W 16	W 11	SW 15	W 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	301	251	221	266	155	233	236	236	191	46	124	157	141	146	103	130	127	151	—	—	13	12	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	S 3	SE 3	SSW 9	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	3	362	543	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	61	91	85	84	10	10	0	0	61	0	0	0	0	17	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Turtles	Long Beach Peninsula	Westport-The Corner	Long Beach Peninsula	Turtles	Long Beach Peninsula	Long Beach Peninsula	Long Beach Peninsula	The Dump	The Dump	The Strait	The Dump	The Strait	La Push	Turtles	La Push	The Dump	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Turtles	The Dump
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	3	3	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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