The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
212
263
339
356
390
398
395
331
270
251
220
214
186
156
132
147
138
Wind (km/h)
10
W
0
WNW
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:56AM2.95m
3:47PM3.04m
3:39AM2.78m
4:18PM3.10m
Low Tide
9:07PM1.25m
9:19AM0.65m
9:51PM1.15m
9:50AM0.84m
10:39PM1.06m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:50
8:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
16
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
15
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
15
16
14
13
12
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