The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 3AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
14
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
201
197
242
220
181
177
137
101
103
99
175
312
611
871
926
629
467
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
ESE
30
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:32AM2.77m
3:34PM3.28m
4:24AM2.58m
4:13PM3.26m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.71m
9:17AM1.05m
10:15PM0.68m
9:53AM1.27m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
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6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
6
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
13
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
14
16
15
15
14
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
11
10
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