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The Cape surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 24 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Cape today?
The current surf forecast for The Cape at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | |
515 | 684 | 627 | 690 | 590 | 573 | 475 | 248 | 299 | 1280 | 1857 | 2958 | 5357 | 6424 | 6725 | 7043 | 5794 | 3838 | 2787 | 1797 | 1530 | 1338 | 1208 | 1249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:27AM2.53m | 8:34PM2.93m | 8:48AM2.42m | 9:18PM3.00m | 10:02AM2.40m | 9:57PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.98m | 3:02AM1.27m | 2:42PM1.18m | 4:01AM1.04m | 3:32PM1.34m | 4:49AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 102 | 684 | 627 | 690 | 590 | 573 | 475 | 248 | 299 | 1280 | 1857 | 2958 | 5357 | 6424 | 6725 | 7043 | 5794 | 3838 | 2787 | 1797 | 1530 | 1338 | 1208 | 1249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 18 | W 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 515 | 49 | 30 | 122 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 73 | 167 | 194 | 559 | 75 | 75 | 16 | 147 | 163 | 165 | 167 | 165 | 125 | 122 | 119 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 121 | 119 | 121 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 12 | — | 57 | 50 | 50 | 77 | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 52 | 106 | 128 | 98 | 47 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 132 | 89 | 105 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 84 | 91 | 91 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 105 | 97 | 110 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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