The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 4AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
18
1
W
18
1.1
W
18
1.2
W
17
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
13
1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
606
733
851
755
604
596
706
697
515
494
487
585
494
585
377
355
355
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM2.90m
1:37PM3.33m
2:45AM2.79m
2:08PM3.26m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.37m
7:37AM1.22m
8:21PM0.36m
8:09AM1.37m
8:59PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
11
9
8
8
8
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
5
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
7
8
7
8
8
8
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