The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 21s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 Nov)16ft (5.0m)21s
Evening (13 Nov)20ft (6.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
1
1
4
7
7
7
7
8
6
4
3
1
1
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
2.2
W
15
1.9
W
16
3
SW
11
4
SW
12
4
SSW
11
5
W
21
6
W
20
6.5
WSW
19
6
WSW
18
5.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
4
SW
12
5
SW
12
4
SSW
11
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3610
2557
2111
2013
2369
4002
3350
19155
25083
27790
22440
18220
14075
11788
9644
4803
2974
5116
7033
3827
2544
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
30
SE
30
S
40
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
50
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:58AM2.56m
1:47PM3.03m
3:44AM2.49m
2:26PM2.89m
4:36AM2.46m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.46m
7:56AM1.73m
8:56PM0.59m
8:38AM1.81m
9:39PM0.72m
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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7:18
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7:20
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7:20
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4:44
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4:42
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4:40
 mm
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1
9
9
3
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
2
3
13
7
4
2
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
8
7
8
6
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
8
7
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