The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.2° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.3
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
9
0.8
SW
16
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
697
515
494
487
585
585
585
377
355
290
307
307
577
878
414
375
357
357
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
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-off
glassy
High Tide
2:45AM2.79m
2:08PM3.26m
3:27AM2.66m
2:41PM3.15m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.36m
8:09AM1.37m
8:59PM0.43m
8:42AM1.51m
9:39PM0.56m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
13
15
15
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