The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 10 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

11.4° C

The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cape today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 6AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Evening (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9		Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	310	310	254	310	310	302	284	235	235	235	276	282	288	288	288	288	240	235	221	173	169	165	190	184
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	S	SE	SSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						9:55AM2.29m				9:03PM3.34m					11:08AM2.42m			10:04PM3.47m					12:08PM2.58m
Low Tide				3:25AM0.64m				2:36PM1.64m				4:28AM0.37m				3:48PM1.68m					5:25AM0.13m			4:56PM1.65m


	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—
	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	11	11	11	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	15	15	14
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	11	10	9	10	10	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 8
kJ	158	189	180	176	147	144	147	235	235	235	276	282	288	288	288	288	240	235	221	173	169	165	190	184
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	310	310	254	310	310	302	284	221	218	218	221	221	221	218	212	209	171	169	167	167	130	132	132	132
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	—	W 18	W 18	W 19	W 20	W 20	W 17	W 17	W 17	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 16
kJ	44	27	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	6	6	7	7	8	5	22	23	26	25	6	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Ocean Shores Washington	The Strait Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	58	10	10	10	10	308	10	904	570	10	0	0	0	54	98	105	10	10	0	0	0	105	904	308
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Damon Point	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty		Cape Elizabeth			Turtles	Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Neah Bay	Neah Bay	Damon Point	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles	Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3		2			3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Point Carolina North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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