The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
669
776
821
821
711
622
611
487
487
426
363
349
294
294
245
201
397
728
910
763
629
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
5
NNE
0
SE
10
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
E
30
ESE
35
E
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30AM2.68m
10:58PM2.89m
11:55AM2.85m
11:43PM2.97m
12:20PM3.03m
Low Tide
5:06PM1.46m
5:31AM0.74m
5:46PM1.20m
6:03AM0.73m
6:24PM0.93m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:10
7:08
 mm
1
4
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
13
11
10
11
11
13
11
11
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
9
7
7
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
8
7
10
6
8
10
10
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