The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 10 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

11.9° C

The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cape today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 17
Wave Graph
kJ	96	96	66	64	65	102	99	81	80	81	88	157	120	144	138	173	121	168	125	170	175	170	150	209
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	SE	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			00:01AM3.66m				1:46PM2.86m				00:55AM3.66m					2:30PM2.97m			1:48AM3.57m					3:12PM3.06m
Low Tide					7:09AM-0.14m				6:55PM1.44m				7:55AM-0.13m				7:51PM1.33m					8:39AM-0.02m


	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—
	9:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	12	13	16	16	15	13	13	13	13	14	17	17	16	15	14	14	13	15	14	15	16
Feels °C	11	11	11	10	12	14	13	12	10	11	12	11	12	14	14	13	12	11	12	12	15	12	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WSW 18	WNW 9	W 18	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	49	30	29	17	19	15	85	81	80	81	88	157	120	144	138	121	106	105	125	119	113	102	123	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	W 14	W 14	SW 13	SW 13	W 13	WNW 5	W 13	WNW 5	SW 18	WSW 18	W 13	WSW 18	WSW 17	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 17
kJ	96	96	66	64	63	102	99	61	61	54	19	55	9	79	121	52	121	119	110	170	175	170	150	209
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 14	W 14	WNW 8	W 14	SW 13	SW 13	W 14	W 13	SW 13	W 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 19	W 13	W 13	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	67	37	37	19	65	62	61	58	55	60	84	58	55	39	38	118	51	28	76	70	69	66	65	65
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	—	—	—	WNW 5	WNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—	—	NW 5	NW 5	NW 3	WNW 9	WNW 4	WNW 9	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	16	19	18	—	—	—	16	29	37	32	—	—	12	12	2	173	11	168	15	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Westport-The Corner Washington	Westport-The Corner Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Damon Point Washington	Damon Point Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	308	58	10	67	67	10	1182	825	634	10	10	10	10	10	84	1181	58	58	10	0	0	61	105	61
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State		Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty				Fort Canby A Jetty	Long Beach Peninsula	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	The Strait	Elwha		Damon Point	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Long Beach Peninsula	Westport-The Cove	Neah Bay	Westport-The Cove
Rating (10 max)		2	1	1	1	2				2	2	2	2	1	1		2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Jockos Point HAW - Oahu	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	3	3
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Baboon Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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