The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 6AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
579
614
716
596
504
1046
496
1097
1284
1603
1245
1044
862
763
653
585
492
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:36PM2.56m
10:29AM2.83m
10:34PM2.66m
10:57AM3.02m
Low Tide
3:58AM1.02m
4:39PM1.23m
4:37AM1.03m
5:20PM0.90m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
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5
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9
8
9
7
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