The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 5AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.4
S
5
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.1
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
103
112
236
366
688
800
645
454
520
764
1075
1037
924
709
586
440
335
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
ESE
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:24AM2.58m
4:13PM3.26m
5:27AM2.38m
5:01PM3.19m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.68m
9:53AM1.27m
11:10PM0.69m
10:35AM1.48m
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6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:53
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
7
4
2
2
6
11
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
12
10
10
10
8
7
13
11
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
12
11
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