The Cape surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 08 May 2026 PDT
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The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cape today?

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
W
15
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
196
157
141
110
108
106
104
134
100
599
598
603
593
636
625
561
476
435
410
402
400
467
489
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:25AM2.75m
6:54PM2.42m
5:21AM2.61m
7:48PM2.50m
6:34AM2.49m
8:32PM2.64m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.85m
11:49PM1.93m
12:39PM0.93m
1:12AM1.85m
1:32PM0.99m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:50
5:48
5:47
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8:37
8:38
8:39
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
11
9
8
9
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
Energy kJ
250
196
157
141
108
108
78
54
66
34
599
598
603
593
636
625
561
476
435
410
402
400
467
489
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
Energy kJ
130
130
102
121
110
107
106
104
134
84
27
58
42
109
79
79
92
96
98
89
125
161
165
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
14
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
90
127
126
99
69
63
62
61
61
100
49
47
78
27
27
25
23
40
61
62
61
23
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
Energy kJ
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
61
98
61
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
97
10
10
10
10
10
10
146
1082
904
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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