The Cape surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cape today?

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
W
15
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
670
569
501
841
488
547
1054
1018
858
731
622
485
392
300
250
245
192
141
110
107
106
104
95
173
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:02PM2.44m
3:40AM2.88m
5:56PM2.40m
4:25AM2.75m
6:54PM2.42m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.63m
9:49PM1.83m
10:58AM0.74m
10:40PM1.91m
11:47AM0.85m
11:49PM1.93m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:52
5:50
5:50
5:48
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8:35
8:36
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
9
9
8
9
10
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
8
9
8
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
WSW
7
Energy kJ
670
569
501
841
488
547
1054
1018
858
731
622
485
392
300
250
245
192
141
103
103
99
71
86
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.7
W
13
Energy kJ
69
78
124
110
155
157
157
157
121
78
72
71
72
102
130
130
102
121
110
107
106
104
95
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
W
17
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
47
72
74
18
18
9
15
37
37
37
23
53
52
90
127
126
99
69
63
61
61
61
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
191
232
154
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
61
61
98
98
98
84
10
0
0
84
84
105
86
0
0
0
61
98
61
61
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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