The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.2° C
2.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 10AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
1.1
WNW
11
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
170
175
170
150
209
199
265
273
273
267
190
251
190
286
265
255
294
288
240
237
274
262
208
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48AM3.57m
3:12PM3.06m
2:39AM3.39m
3:53PM3.11m
3:31AM3.13m
4:33PM3.13m
Low Tide
8:39AM-0.02m
8:45PM1.24m
9:21AM0.18m
9:40PM1.17m
10:01AM0.45m
10:36PM1.13m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:07
 mm
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
13
11
12
13
12
10
10
10
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