The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.5° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
10
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
307
290
319
414
357
357
357
488
418
411
361
357
273
212
209
209
229
344
389
388
381
734
356
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
S
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:27AM2.66m
2:41PM3.15m
4:12AM2.52m
3:15PM3.02m
5:04AM2.38m
3:54PM2.87m
Low Tide
8:42AM1.51m
9:39PM0.56m
9:16AM1.65m
10:23PM0.71m
9:53AM1.78m
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
16
16
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16
15
15
14
16
20
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20
19
18
16
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16
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Feels °C
11
11
11
13
15
16
14
16
15
15
13
16
19
17
19
18
16
14
13
14
14
15
12
12
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