The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

11.9°C

The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cape today (23 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).
	Fri 23				Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	WSW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	778	653	585	492	424	363	342	250	201	147	460	783	976	1086	816	623	753	494	281	225
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	NNW	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide					11:25PM2.77m				11:27AM3.22m				00:13AM2.87m				11:59AM3.39m
Low Tide			5:20PM0.90m				5:15AM1.05m				5:59PM0.58m				5:53AM1.11m				6:40PM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9	4	6	2	1	2	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	8	10	11	10	10	9	8	9	9	9	10	10	11
Feels °C	9	8	9	8	7	6	4	5	8	7	6	5	3	2	3	4	4	5	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	WSW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9
kJ	778	653	585	492	424	363	342	250	201	147	460	783	976	1086	816	623	753	494	281	225
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	53	53	52	109	148	147	137	93	93	91	91	41	40	89	87	48	33	24	24	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	W 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	50	50	111	52	51	34	47	45	46	28	28	27	27	—	5	79	107	76	76	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	S 3	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	—	—	17	21	20	13	5	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hoko River Kydaka Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Point Grenville Washington	The Cape Washington	La Push Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Point Grenville Washington	La Push Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	91	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	55	62	17	55	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	The Dump	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Long Beach Peninsula	La Push	Long Beach Peninsula	Long Beach Peninsula	La Push	La Push	La Push	La Push	La Push	Fort Canby A Jetty
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lecount Hollow Massachusetts	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	La Push Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Tracks (Nanakuli) HAW - Oahu	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Seaside Point Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Benkunqut Indonesia	La Nora Spain	Belharra France	Easky Left Ireland	Deba Spain	Deba Spain
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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