The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
W
22
1
W
21
1.2
W
20
1.5
W
19
1.8
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
309
309
313
326
344
348
352
352
242
335
212
301
297
251
206
206
457
890
1137
1690
2273
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
3:30PM3.34m
5:31AM2.61m
4:29PM3.13m
6:40AM2.61m
5:41PM2.89m
Low Tide
9:30AM1.61m
10:42PM0.28m
10:32AM1.71m
11:45PM0.47m
11:53AM1.75m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:56
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7:58
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7:00
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6:02
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6:01
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5:00
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 mm
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
8
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
10
8
7
6
6
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
4
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
6
8
8
8
6
5
3
2
6
7
8
8
6
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