The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
W
11
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
2.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
273
212
209
209
224
350
338
396
388
396
686
342
289
383
457
771
865
753
987
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
0
SSE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:15PM3.02m
5:04AM2.38m
3:54PM2.87m
6:08AM2.29m
4:41PM2.71m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.71m
9:53AM1.78m
11:14PM0.86m
10:42AM1.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:35
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7:37
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6:30
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6:28
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6:25
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 mm
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2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
18
16
15
16
17
15
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
20
20
18
17
15
14
12
13
15
13
14
12
14
12
11
10
8
8
7
8
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