The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.4
SW
18
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
155
125
99
93
91
93
115
124
91
88
83
73
73
91
142
138
113
103
85
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM3.17m
8:23AM2.17m
7:33PM3.19m
9:55AM2.26m
8:45PM3.25m
Low Tide
11:49AM1.50m
1:53AM0.78m
12:54PM1.68m
3:09AM0.61m
2:19PM1.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
17
16
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
14
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
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