The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cape sea temperature is

12.7° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 14	WNW 8	SW 24	SW 24
Wave Graph
kJ	149	137	134	132	132	202	245	245	212	217	227	227	227	199	203	199	165	121	113	108	102	84	275	444
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	WSW	NNW	N	NNE	NW	W	W	WNW	NW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			7:48AM2.14m				7:21PM2.94m					9:19AM2.11m				8:13PM2.91m				10:39AM2.17m				9:09PM2.91m
Low Tide	1:41AM1.06m				12:41PM1.60m					2:47AM1.00m			1:38PM1.77m					3:49AM0.91m				2:48PM1.87m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	22	22	20	16	15	15	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	14	13	14	16	17	17	15	14
Feels °C	15	17	20	22	21	19	16	14	15	13	12	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	149	125	125	128	125	202	245	245	212	217	227	227	227	199	203	199	165	121	113	108	86	84	55	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	W 10	SW 15	SW 14	W 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	S 5	S 5	SW 14	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 8	SW 14	SW 24	SW 24
kJ	149	52	134	132	52	132	130	128	39	73	71	74	69	11	11	99	21	21	20	20	33	72	275	444
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	SW 15	W 10	W 10	SW 14	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	S 5	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 8	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	52	137	52	53	132	17	15	15	77	79	58	31	22	68	69	11	100	102	102	102	102	21	71	96
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	SSE 3	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	8	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Washington	Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Washington	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	The Lagoons CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3
Distance (km)	10	10	10	10	0	91	91	629	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	61	0	0	10	0	0	61	61	688
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Damon Point	Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	The Dump	The Dump		La Push	The Dump	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	The Dump	Westport-The Cove	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	1		2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Outside Shoals Maryland	Magics HAW - Big Island	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Magics HAW - Big Island	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	4
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Albatross South Africa	Blackfellows Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	8	7	6	6	6	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5

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