The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 1AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
11
2.3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.1
W
9
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
W
9
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
147
469
1152
1193
953
816
736
569
522
194
147
119
68
79
73
73
59
75
73
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:27AM3.22m
00:13AM2.87m
11:59AM3.39m
1:00AM2.92m
12:34PM3.52m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.58m
5:53AM1.11m
6:40PM0.30m
6:31AM1.18m
7:22PM0.10m
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cloud
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3
7
10
4
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
10
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
3
2
2
3
1
3
3
5
6
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
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