The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
15.3°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.7
W
16
1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.3
W
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
475
335
210
181
114
149
133
109
106
92
82
82
92
80
80
254
516
715
703
694
694
791
569
581
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
5
N
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:26AM3.03m
12:47PM3.19m
1:10AM3.04m
1:16PM3.33m
1:54AM3.00m
1:47PM3.41m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.77m
7:02PM0.68m
7:07AM0.85m
7:41PM0.48m
7:40AM0.98m
8:23PM0.35m
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Temp °C
12
11
10
13
14
13
12
11
10
10
9
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
8
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
12
13
14
13
12
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