Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cape today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cape at 10AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
454 | 430 | 469 | 458 | 250 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 244 | 176 | 176 | 216 | 185 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 116 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.12m | 6:21PM2.84m | 8:52AM2.08m | 7:23PM2.77m | 10:22AM2.16m | 8:34PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM1.03m | 11:43AM1.73m | 2:00AM1.05m | 12:45PM1.88m | 3:13AM1.00m | 2:16PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
454 | 430 | 469 | 458 | 250 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 244 | 176 | 176 | 216 | 185 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 116 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 5 | S 6 |
157 | 155 | 151 | 147 | 181 | 176 | 171 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 37 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 58 | 55 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 30 | 31 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 30 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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