The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
1
WNW
7
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
116
113
87
87
87
87
85
125
113
240
236
232
224
194
153
191
148
236
414
524
468
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
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
11:34AM2.76m
10:57PM3.24m
12:12PM2.95m
11:53PM3.29m
12:47PM3.12m
Low Tide
4:59PM1.42m
5:44AM0.35m
5:53PM1.16m
6:25AM0.38m
6:41PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
18
17
15
14
14
15
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
15
15
13
13
15
13
14
14
17
17
15
13
11
11
12
9
10
11
12
11
11
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