The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

12.4° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	19s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 19	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	316	214	168	173	210	210	220	257	264	257	243	256	250	217	217	188	172	142	159	203	203	203	192	228
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	SSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:24AM2.83m					5:12PM3.12m				5:22AM2.54m				5:52PM3.07m				6:28AM2.29m				6:34PM3.01m
Low Tide				10:39AM0.76m					11:34PM1.11m				11:17AM1.07m				00:35AM1.09m				11:56AM1.36m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	15	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	19	20	20	18	17	16	15	16	19	19	18	16	14
Feels °C	10	10	11	14	13	13	12	11	12	14	16	19	18	18	16	16	16	15	16	18	18	17	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	172	149	127	143	210	210	220	257	264	257	243	256	250	217	217	188	172	142	138	135	135	170	192	228
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WSW 18	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	316	214	150	104	100	104	104	124	130	200	243	243	197	140	130	127	124	124	159	203	203	203	157	153
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 15	SW 18	SW 19	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 22	W 22	—
kJ	161	155	168	173	43	64	124	103	67	63	55	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	13	12	12	9	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Deep Creek Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Damon Point Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Elwha Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	84	10	10	58	84	97	615	10	10	0	0	10	10	84	10	10	10	0	0	110	570	10	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	The Strait	The Dump	La Push	The Dump	The Strait	Elwha		Westport-The Corner	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	The Dump	Elwha	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles			Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	2	1	1		3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2			2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	6

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