The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

13.6° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	24s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	WSW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	WSW 20	SW 19	SW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	151	119	116	111	102	100	275	563	563	444	444	271	326	467	664	664	664	463	458	400	552	664	738	546
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				10:39AM2.17m				9:09PM2.91m					11:36AM2.28m			10:04PM2.96m					12:18PM2.38m			10:53PM3.05m
Low Tide		3:49AM0.91m				2:48PM1.87m				4:43AM0.79m				3:56PM1.88m					5:29AM0.66m			4:54PM1.83m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	1	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	17	17	16	14	14	13	14	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	13	13	15	16	16	16	16	14	14	12	12	13	12	14	13	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	SW 24	WNW 10	SW 24	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 21	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	WNW 9	SW 20	SW 20	WSW 20	SW 19	SW 19
kJ	151	119	116	111	90	69	58	563	120	444	41	67	65	467	139	103	66	46	100	400	552	664	738	546
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 6	S 6	SW 14	SW 24	WNW 8	SW 24	WNW 8	SW 24	SW 24	WSW 22	WNW 8	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	WNW 10	SSW 6	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 5	SW 5	SW 5
kJ	36	47	34	22	22	100	275	55	563	54	444	271	326	62	664	664	664	105	35	76	75	33	32	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	SW 21	SW 21	SW 12	SW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	100	102	102	102	102	17	71	96	66	88	87	85	61	61	47	83	83	463	458	40	38	73	71	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	S 6	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	S 6	SSW 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	18	10	49	110	76	—	—	—	—	32	33	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	La Push Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Point Grenville Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	219	1181	629	55	0	0	0	17	61	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty				Westport-The Cove	Long Beach Peninsula	Westport-The Cove	La Push	The Dump	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	The Dump	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Long Beach Peninsula	Long Beach Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2				2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Malibu CAL - LA County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Batu Mandi Indonesia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	5	5	5	8	6	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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