The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.7° C
2.3° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
0
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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