The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 1PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.7
W
16
1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
W
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
W
13
1.8
W
13
2.3
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
12
1.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
93
92
80
80
254
516
715
602
694
694
791
588
582
1077
1100
1490
1227
849
687
1136
1029
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
E
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:16PM3.33m
1:54AM3.00m
1:47PM3.41m
2:40AM2.91m
2:22PM3.45m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.85m
7:41PM0.48m
7:40AM0.98m
8:23PM0.35m
8:15AM1.13m
9:08PM0.31m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
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7:13
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7:05
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7:02
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1
1
5
3
6
1
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Temp °C
10
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
8
11
11
8
8
7
8
9
10
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
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