The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 am 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):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
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 9AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	10s
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 Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 10	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1197	1245	1044	862	778	653	585	492	424	416	342	294	201	147	250	682	857	816	710	724	637	499	282	189
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NE	ESE	SSE	WSW	WNW	NNE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSW	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	E	E	SE	ESE	NE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				10:57AM3.02m					11:25PM2.77m				11:27AM3.22m				00:13AM2.87m				11:59AM3.39m
Low Tide		4:37AM1.03m					5:20PM0.90m				5:15AM1.05m				5:59PM0.58m				5:53AM1.11m				6:40PM0.30m


	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	9	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	8	10	11	11	10	9	10	9	9	11	13	12	11
Feels °C	6	6	5	7	9	8	8	8	6	6	5	5	8	8	10	7	5	6	6	6	10	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 10	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9
kJ	1197	1245	1044	862	778	653	585	492	424	416	342	294	201	147	250	682	857	816	710	724	637	499	282	189
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	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	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	48	119	106	52	53	53	52	109	148	147	138	93	93	91	91	41	41	89	87	80	106	76	20	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	41	59	59	54	50	50	49	52	51	—	46	18	46	28	28	27	28	—	—	—	14	15	76	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	2	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	10	0	0	0	91	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Cape Elizabeth	Westport-The Corner	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	The Dump	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	La Push	Westport-The Corner	La Push	Turtles	Long Beach Peninsula	Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles	Long Beach Peninsula	Turtles
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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