The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 10AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.4
SW
18
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
430
469
458
250
235
235
235
244
176
176
216
185
176
176
176
147
147
144
116
113
116
116
137
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
0
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:11AM2.12m
6:21PM2.84m
8:52AM2.08m
7:23PM2.77m
10:22AM2.16m
8:34PM2.77m
Low Tide
00:48AM1.03m
11:43AM1.73m
2:00AM1.05m
12:45PM1.88m
3:13AM1.00m
2:16PM1.95m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
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8:20
8:19
8:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
17
17
17
15
15
15
14
15
18
17
17
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
13
17
16
16
14
15
15
15
16
18
16
17
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
16
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