Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cape today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cape at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 951 | 676 | 349 | 245 | 262 | 196 | 230 | 230 | 183 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 274 | 228 | 299 | 341 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:06PM2.49m | 9:25AM2.48m | 8:28PM2.49m | 9:59AM2.64m | 9:36PM2.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM1.05m | 2:58PM1.78m | 3:14AM1.04m | 3:55PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 951 | 676 | 349 | 245 | 262 | 196 | 230 | 230 | 176 | 131 | 82 | 134 | 172 | 274 | 228 | 299 | 341 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 208 | 248 | 85 | 109 | 106 | 136 | 136 | 176 | 119 | 141 | 178 | 65 | 56 | 122 | 121 | 106 | 103 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 79 | 248 | 147 | 109 | 56 | 87 | 123 | 183 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 20 | 46 | — | 50 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 57 | 56 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 570 | 67 | 67 |
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