The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cape sea temperature is

11.7°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 22s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 20s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	22s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	20s
Evening (01 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31				Sunday 1								Monday 2
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 22	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16
Wave Graph
kJ	335	212	301	297	251	206	206	457	890	1137	1690	2273	2319	2426	2428	2345	2237	2079	1834	1788
Wind (km/h)	E	NW	NNE	E	E	E	E	SE	SW	NW	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:29PM3.13m					6:40AM2.61m				5:41PM2.89m				7:49AM2.68m				7:06PM2.71m
Low Tide					11:45PM0.47m				11:53AM1.75m				00:51AM0.64m				1:25PM1.67m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	10	8	7	6	6	9	11	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	12	11	11	10
Feels °C	10	8	8	5	4	3	3	6	9	8	7	6	4	4	4	5	8	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16
kJ	335	212	301	297	251	206	206	206	890	1137	1690	2273	2319	2426	2428	2345	2237	2079	1834	1788
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 9	W 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9
kJ	14	76	76	75	73	69	65	457	203	200	297	357	361	361	133	158	158	172	222	242
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 18	W 23	W 11	W 11	SW 18	W 12	WNW 11	W 11	W 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	78	9	9	5	5	112	166	64	63	112	42	43	59	104	357	357	357	339	305	301
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	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
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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