The Cape surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 02 May 2026 PDT
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The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cape today?

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.8
W
17
1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.8
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
333
333
376
389
389
360
513
605
894
836
1382
1548
1449
1162
1144
1109
972
825
683
579
579
494
480
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
N
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:09PM2.74m
1:20AM3.24m
2:48PM2.68m
1:52AM3.19m
3:29PM2.61m
2:26AM3.11m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.36m
7:25PM1.49m
8:15AM0.36m
7:58PM1.58m
8:52AM0.42m
8:32PM1.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
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8:30
8:30
8:31
8:34
Temp °C
9
13
13
14
12
14
15
14
16
19
19
18
15
15
14
11
12
14
14
13
11
9
10
10
9
12
11
12
10
13
15
14
15
18
17
16
13
13
13
9
9
11
11
11
9
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.8
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
W
12
Energy kJ
341
333
333
376
389
389
338
330
256
894
836
1382
1548
1449
1162
1144
1109
972
825
683
579
579
494
480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
W
11
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
17
1
W
16
1.1
W
16
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
167
91
46
117
230
307
360
513
605
223
183
10
41
41
41
42
44
47
10
12
13
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
W
20
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
27
17
67
17
17
13
12
26
137
13
13
15
15
15
2
2
48
34
34
76
77
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
Distance (km)
0
54
91
109
10
0
0
0
0
54
10
10
10
10
10
0
0
61
98
98
61
55
98
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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