The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 10 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

12.1° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 6PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	19s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s
Evening (08 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8						Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	423	255	375	375	375	252	252	252	350	366	498	366	310	310	254	310	310	302	284	276	276	276	282	288
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide	6:59AM2.27m				7:10PM3.13m					8:28AM2.22m				8:04PM3.23m				9:55AM2.29m				9:03PM3.34m
Low Tide			12:28PM1.31m					2:18AM0.90m			1:26PM1.50m					3:25AM0.64m				2:36PM1.64m				4:28AM0.37m


	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	9:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	13	12	11	11	10	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13
Feels °C	8	8	9	8	7	7	8	7	9	10	10	11	10	11	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 16	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	193	255	375	375	375	222	218	218	213	202	366	158	158	189	180	176	176	171	180	276	276	276	282	288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	423	106	106	103	103	252	252	252	350	366	498	366	310	310	254	310	310	302	284	221	218	218	221	221
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SW 15	S 9	S 9	S 8	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	S 8	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	—
kJ	2	137	2	1	1	104	104	104	1	—	—	—	44	27	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 9	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	193	193	243	266	—	—	—	—	—	166	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	132	631	631	904	631	84	84	58	10	198	198	198	132	58	10	10	10	10	308	10	10	10	10	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Turtles					The Strait	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty				Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty		Cape Elizabeth	Damon Point	Long Beach Peninsula	Fort Canby A Jetty	Long Beach Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3					1	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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