The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 8AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
0.6
SW
19
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
776
970
924
907
804
609
510
440
319
296
216
220
210
258
252
375
304
304
297
290
277
264
257
310
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
5
S
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:27AM2.38m
5:01PM3.19m
6:49AM2.24m
6:01PM3.11m
8:27AM2.23m
7:17PM3.06m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.69m
10:35AM1.48m
00:17AM0.72m
11:30AM1.68m
1:36AM0.71m
12:51PM1.82m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
5
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
15
16
14
13
12
11
12
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
7
9
13
15
13
11
10
10
11
13
14
15
13
13
14
12
12
15
14
13
13
12
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