Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cape today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cape at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 168 | 206 | 193 | 235 | 235 | 232 | 271 | 262 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 262 | 198 | 478 | 467 | 400 | 229 | 171 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:53PM3.07m | 5:54AM2.27m | 5:32PM2.95m | 7:11AM2.12m | 6:21PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.96m | 11:02AM1.53m | 00:48AM1.03m | 11:43AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 105 | 79 | 70 | 235 | 235 | 232 | 271 | 121 | 121 | 266 | 266 | 262 | 111 | 478 | 467 | 400 | 229 | 142 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 132 | 168 | 206 | 193 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 262 | 266 | 82 | 89 | 89 | 198 | 153 | 145 | 181 | 176 | 143 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 22 | W 21 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 130 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 119 | 118 | 119 | 121 | 163 | 251 | 203 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 171 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 98 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 308 | 0 | 0 |
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