The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.5° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 4AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
WNW
13
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
290
307
307
290
369
361
357
357
357
488
488
411
361
357
273
212
209
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
0
E
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:27AM2.66m
2:41PM3.15m
4:12AM2.52m
3:15PM3.02m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.43m
8:42AM1.51m
9:39PM0.56m
9:16AM1.65m
10:23PM0.71m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
20
19
20
19
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
11
11
14
16
16
15
15
15
13
16
19
18
19
18
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