The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
215
291
322
314
424
406
416
402
696
696
614
614
614
423
370
361
310
306
306
310
314
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
1:12PM3.59m
2:37AM2.88m
1:54PM3.59m
3:29AM2.79m
2:39PM3.50m
Low Tide
7:11AM1.27m
8:06PM0.00m
7:53AM1.38m
8:54PM0.01m
8:38AM1.49m
9:46PM0.11m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:52
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7:54
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7:56
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6:07
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6:07
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6:05
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 mm
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2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
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1
1
1
1
2
1
3
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
9
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
9
8
7
8
7
9
6
6
7
8
7
9
7
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
5
6
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