The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.4°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
0.7
W
13
0.6
SW
16
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
1
WNW
12
1
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
245
262
196
230
230
183
198
201
201
203
274
303
304
539
486
626
593
531
593
997
569
1177
1436
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
0
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:25AM2.48m
8:28PM2.49m
9:59AM2.64m
9:36PM2.56m
10:29AM2.83m
10:34PM2.66m
Low Tide
2:22AM1.05m
2:58PM1.78m
3:14AM1.04m
3:55PM1.53m
3:58AM1.02m
4:39PM1.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
9
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
11
9
8
7
5
5
5
7
8
7
5
5
5
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