The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
13
0.6
SW
16
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
W
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
198
201
201
203
224
289
379
432
683
522
637
614
772
1065
453
953
1490
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
ESE
5
NNW
0
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:28PM2.49m
9:59AM2.64m
9:36PM2.56m
10:29AM2.83m
10:34PM2.66m
Low Tide
3:14AM1.04m
3:55PM1.53m
3:58AM1.02m
4:39PM1.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
14
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12
11
10
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12
12
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Feels °C
12
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10
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