Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cape today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cape at 10AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 289 | 573 | 676 | 917 | 1177 | 1009 | 1081 | 987 | 917 | 1030 | 1442 | 1290 | 1256 | 1117 | 993 | 819 | 707 | 617 | 525 | 452 | 377 | 254 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08AM2.29m | 4:41PM2.71m | 7:26AM2.27m | 5:44PM2.58m | 8:37AM2.35m | 7:06PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.86m | 10:42AM1.89m | 00:14AM0.98m | 11:57AM1.97m | 1:20AM1.05m | 1:36PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 363 | 289 | 573 | 676 | 917 | 1177 | 1009 | 1081 | 987 | 917 | 1030 | 1442 | 1290 | 1256 | 1117 | 993 | 819 | 707 | 617 | 525 | 452 | 377 | 227 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 180 | 198 | 123 | 151 | 97 | 141 | 196 | 231 | 171 | 203 | 201 | 199 | 199 | 197 | 304 | 293 | 216 | 257 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 163 | 161 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 20 | WSW 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 171 | 128 | 141 | 68 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 97 | 89 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 46 | 44 | 21 | 81 | 81 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 69 | 254 | 248 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 146 | 86 | 84 | 1021 | 308 | 84 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 10 | 0 |
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