The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.6
SW
19
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
W
9
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
804
682
510
440
328
296
254
212
216
258
252
375
304
249
297
290
277
264
257
254
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
5
SSE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:01PM3.19m
6:49AM2.24m
6:01PM3.11m
8:27AM2.23m
7:17PM3.06m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.72m
11:30AM1.68m
1:36AM0.71m
12:51PM1.82m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
12
11
12
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
17
15
Feels °C
13
15
14
11
10
10
10
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
15
15
13
14
14
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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