The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
W
17
1.1
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
84
106
50
44
83
75
73
80
89
111
226
336
322
277
418
429
272
279
563
551
551
551
551
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
ESE
0
E
5
SSE
0
NE
15
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:00AM2.92m
12:34PM3.52m
1:48AM2.93m
1:12PM3.59m
2:37AM2.88m
1:54PM3.59m
Low Tide
6:31AM1.18m
7:22PM0.10m
7:11AM1.27m
8:06PM0.00m
7:53AM1.38m
8:54PM0.01m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
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7:52
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7:54
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6:09
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6:07
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6:07
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 mm
1
1
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1
2
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
10
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
7
8
8
8
7
8
9
6
3
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