The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
295
242
239
239
233
218
212
209
206
206
206
169
137
133
131
127
150
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:37AM3.18m
2:51PM2.88m
2:15AM3.09m
3:19PM2.96m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.41m
8:25PM1.34m
8:50AM0.50m
9:07PM1.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:51
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
15
17
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
12
14
14
14
13
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