The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 7AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (06 Nov)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
5
5
5
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
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6
8
9
7
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
16
3.5
W
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4
W
15
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.1
W
12
4
SW
8
2.5
WSW
12
5
SW
12
6
WSW
13
7
WSW
16
7.5
WSW
17
7
WSW
17
6.5
WSW
17
6
WSW
16
5.5
W
15
4.5
W
14
4
W
13
3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4966
6095
7547
9300
10872
11044
7749
8250
8042
6039
4458
3198
2640
1351
2143
1744
6392
11906
24074
33345
29023
24413
17513
13352
8681
5482
3265
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
15
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:52AM3.19m
10:46PM2.71m
10:25AM3.27m
11:33PM2.76m
10:57AM3.31m
00:15AM2.77m
Low Tide
3:36AM1.15m
4:31PM0.64m
4:18AM1.26m
5:10PM0.45m
4:56AM1.36m
5:47PM0.32m
5:33AM1.44m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:11
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4:52
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 mm
1
4
5
3
11
5
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1
1
6
9
1
2
2
2
2
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Temp °C
12
11
10
11
11
14
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
5
3
4
4
12
10
10
8
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
4
2
4
5
8
10
9
7
6
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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