The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
313
306
306
310
314
306
276
313
309
309
313
326
344
348
352
352
242
233
212
209
297
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
0
SW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:39PM3.50m
4:26AM2.69m
3:30PM3.34m
5:31AM2.61m
4:29PM3.13m
Low Tide
8:38AM1.49m
9:46PM0.11m
9:30AM1.61m
10:42PM0.28m
10:32AM1.71m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:56
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7:56
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7:58
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6:05
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6:02
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6:01
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 mm
2
2
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
8
9
9
9
9
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
9
12
10
9
9
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
5
3
4
5
3
5
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
6
10
8
8
7
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