The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
0.7
SW
17
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
WNW
10
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
442
423
281
315
322
258
367
358
229
322
318
163
251
245
206
208
167
167
193
206
231
210
210
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
0
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:43AM3.27m
1:19PM3.24m
1:29AM3.19m
1:51PM3.31m
2:14AM3.06m
2:22PM3.32m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.48m
7:25PM0.73m
7:38AM0.64m
8:07PM0.61m
8:11AM0.84m
8:48PM0.56m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
14
15
14
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