The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.7
W
11
1.9
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
332
396
340
734
686
349
322
646
798
1122
1224
1200
1060
900
917
1030
1442
1299
1256
1229
1098
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:04AM2.38m
3:54PM2.87m
6:08AM2.29m
4:41PM2.71m
7:26AM2.27m
5:44PM2.58m
Low Tide
9:53AM1.78m
11:14PM0.86m
10:42AM1.89m
00:14AM0.98m
11:57AM1.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:35
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7:37
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7:39
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6:28
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6:25
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6:23
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2
4
1
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Temp °C
16
17
18
16
14
14
15
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
14
15
16
15
13
13
14
10
8
8
9
8
9
8
7
6
6
8
9
7
8
8
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