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The Cape surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
9.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cape today?

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 5AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
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Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11761464175619142236235222392055164314911446131011821063901799705582531560550280294265
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
2.86
11:58AM
3.09
12:44AM
3.05
12:43PM
3.14
1:12AM
3.23
1:29PM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.23
6:25PM
0.58
6:42AM
0.94
6:58PM
0.62
7:23AM
0.68
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:26-------7:24-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:25-------7:28
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
-4174421399565324101210107728
Temp. °C109991010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Feels °C (?)546677666778887665556556
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