The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.5
W
9
1.7
W
11
2.2
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
209
209
224
350
338
396
388
734
686
349
276
405
661
987
1152
1058
968
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:04AM2.38m
3:54PM2.87m
6:08AM2.29m
4:41PM2.71m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.71m
9:53AM1.78m
11:14PM0.86m
10:42AM1.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
16
15
16
17
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
18
16
16
14
12
14
15
14
13
13
15
12
11
8
9
8
7
8
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