The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
783
711
627
480
414
313
356
306
310
314
306
276
266
309
309
313
326
344
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:29AM2.79m
2:39PM3.50m
4:26AM2.69m
3:30PM3.34m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.01m
8:38AM1.49m
9:46PM0.11m
9:30AM1.61m
10:42PM0.28m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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 mm
1
2
2
3
2
3
5
2
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1
3
1
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Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
5
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
3
2
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