The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cape sea temperature is

14.4°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (07 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).
	Wednesday 7								Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	W 14	W 13	WNW 13	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 12	WNW 12	WNW 7	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	363	374	392	392	469	1122	1018	919	1041	752	874	860	762	639	511	494	472	887	573	1326	1599	1502	1601	1603
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NNE	WSW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	SW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				10:59AM2.94m				10:56PM2.96m					11:34AM3.11m				11:49PM3.00m				12:06PM3.24m
Low Tide		4:29AM0.68m				4:58PM1.14m					5:14AM0.73m				5:45PM0.85m				5:53AM0.81m				6:27PM0.62m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	13	12	12	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	15	16	15	14	14	15	13	12	13	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	13	12	12	14	13	11	9	10	10	10	10	13	13	13	13	14	14	8	7	6	6	5	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	W 14	W 13	WNW 13	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 9
kJ	363	374	392	392	469	1122	1018	919	1041	752	874	860	762	639	511	494	472	214	211	208	208	254	251	1312
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	W 16	W 16	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 12	W 21	W 21	W 21	W 20	W 19	SW 16
kJ	62	61	61	139	245	133	183	181	171	157	155	197	252	249	246	241	224	22	78	78	76	125	118	206
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 21	W 18	W 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	NW 5	SW 12	SW 12	SW 24	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 22	SW 21	W 19
kJ	44	58	97	61	61	61	60	60	60	42	59	58	55	23	11	22	22	87	22	22	22	19	72	117
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 5	WNW 5	NW 5	WNW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 12	WNW 7	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 9
kJ	12	—	—	—	—	—	40	33	45	36	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	887	573	1326	1599	1502	1601	1603
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Pillar Point Washington	Pillar Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Damon Point Washington	Neah Bay Washington	The Strait Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	Pillar Point Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pillar Point Washington	Pillar Point Washington	Fort. Ebey Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	10	84	86	86	10	58	10	58	105	98	10	0	86	278	86	86	146	84	84	84
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	La Push	La Push	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	The Dump	Slip Point (Clallam Bay)	Neah Bay	The Dump	The Dump	Westport-The Corner	Turtles	Westport-The Corner	Neah Bay	Neah Bay	Turtles	The Strait	Elwha		Pillar Point	Pillar Point	Fort. Ebey	Fort. Ebey	The Strait	The Dump
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	1	2	4	2	1		2	2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Hullets Reef South Africa	Hullets Reef South Africa	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Boneyards South Africa	Anse de Lesconil France	Steep Point Australia	Mata Veri Chile
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5

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