The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 9 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cape sea temperature is

11.6°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 (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 4PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 4.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	13ft (4.0m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	15ft (4.5m)	12s
Evening (11 Nov)	15ft (4.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 11						Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	3	5	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	7	7	7	7	6	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 15	W 16	W 16	SW 12	SSW 11	W 21	W 19	W 18	W 18	WSW 17	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	4972	4837	5035	5676	7087	6710	5936	5564	5289	4948	4552	4007	3680	3857	2383	1723	1546	3999	2814	15593	19599	18387	14735	15802	12685
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			12:36PM3.23m					2:15AM2.64m				1:11PM3.15m				2:58AM2.56m				1:47PM3.03m				3:44AM2.49m
Low Tide	6:43AM1.59m					7:36PM0.35m				7:18AM1.66m				8:15PM0.46m				7:56AM1.73m				8:56PM0.59m


	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:44	—	—	—	—	4:42
mm	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	4
Temp °C	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	15	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Feels °C	9	10	9	8	10	11	12	10	11	10	11	11	10	9	9	9	7	3	6	6	5	4	5	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	W 13	W 21	W 19	W 18	W 18	WSW 17	WSW 16
kJ	4972	4837	5035	5676	7087	6710	5936	5564	5289	4948	4552	4007	3680	3857	1028	1202	1338	3999	2436	15593	19599	18387	14735	15802	12685
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 9	W 15	W 16	W 16	SW 18	W 21	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	688	—	—	—	—	—	—	604	2383	1723	1546	49	2010	2295	1866	1766	1628	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 18	SW 18	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	72	21	50	12	—	78	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	SW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3984	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	13	17	16	—	3665	2814	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Jordan River Vancouver Island	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Groins Washington	The Cape Washington	La Push Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Ocean Shores Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Whiskey Creek Washington	Ocean Shores Washington	La Push Washington	Twin Rivers Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Twin Rivers Washington	Twin Rivers Washington	Twin Rivers Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Twin Rivers Washington
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	8	5	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	3	4	5	6	5	5	4
Distance (km)	110	98	98	98	278	61	0	55	61	61	61	54	62	89	54	55	85	110	84	84	85	85	85	84	85
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State		The Strait	The Strait	The Strait		Westport-The Groins	La Push	La Push	The Dump	The Dump	The Dump	The Dump	The Strait	Elwha	Twin Rivers	La Push	The Dump		The Dump	The Dump	The Dump	The Strait	The Dump	Elwha	Elwha
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4		5	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4		5	8	8	6	6	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Santa Rosa Creek CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Seaside Point Oregon North	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Ranches HAW - Oahu	The Dump Washington	The Dump Washington	The Dump Washington	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	8	8	8	9	9	9
Header Global	Anael France	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Arrieta Spain	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Leffingwell Landing United States	Cortez Bank United States	Leffingwell Landing United States	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Barrancon Chile	Fullers United States	Fullers United States	Cojo United States	El Capitan United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	7	7	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9

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