The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

12.4° C

The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cape today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 15	W 16	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	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
Wave Graph
kJ	255	250	245	233	189	222	227	246	249	214	168	246	257	264	264	311	306	322	338	291	256	223	223	192
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:31AM3.13m				4:33PM3.13m				4:24AM2.83m					5:12PM3.12m				5:22AM2.54m				5:52PM3.07m
Low Tide				10:01AM0.45m				10:36PM1.13m				10:39AM0.76m					11:34PM1.11m				11:17AM1.07m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	16	15	13	12	12	11	12	15	16	16	13	13	13	13	15	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	13	13	14	15	13	12	9	9	10	10	11	14	15	15	11	11	12	13	15	18	18	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	W 15	W 15	WNW 9	WNW 9	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
kJ	255	250	245	201	189	172	167	111	172	137	143	246	257	264	264	311	306	322	338	291	256	223	223	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 16	WSW 14	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	245	179	177	233	174	82	107	246	249	214	150	104	100	104	104	124	130	200	243	243	197	140	132	127
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 14	W 15	W 15	W 15	SW 18	SW 19	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13
kJ	94	54	54	54	54	49	51	168	161	155	168	173	43	40	99	103	67	63	31	31	31	30	30	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	222	227	29	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	105	631	631	615	84	10	10	10	84	84	10	615	10	10	0	0	58	10	10	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Neah Bay				The Strait	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	The Dump	Crescent	Cape Elizabeth		Westport-The Corner	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Westport-The Corner	Cape Elizabeth	Cape Elizabeth	Turtles	Turtles
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1				1	3	3	3	2	1	2		3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Malibu CAL - LA County	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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