The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 10 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cape sea temperature is

11.7° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13						Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	114	116	118	121	96	69	66	64	63	102	63	81	80	80	88	118	120	211	227	176	171	163	178	178
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			1:00PM2.73m				00:01AM3.66m				1:46PM2.86m				00:55AM3.66m					2:30PM2.97m			1:48AM3.57m
Low Tide	6:19AM-0.05m				5:58PM1.56m				7:09AM-0.14m				6:55PM1.44m				7:55AM-0.13m				7:51PM1.33m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35
	—	—	—	—	9:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:09	—	—	9:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	13	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	13	16	16	15	14	12	12	12
Feels °C	13	14	12	12	11	10	10	10	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	12	14	14	13	13	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 14	WNW 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	87	87	118	51	45	30	29	18	20	23	61	81	80	80	88	118	120	211	227	176	171	163	178	178
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	W 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	W 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	W 13	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	W 18	W 19	W 19
kJ	114	116	73	121	96	69	66	64	63	102	61	61	61	54	29	20	18	79	121	121	120	105	110	170
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	WSW 21	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	WNW 8	WNW 7	SW 13	W 14	W 14	W 13	SW 13	W 13	W 13	SW 12	SW 12	W 20	W 13	W 19	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	33	34	45	71	67	37	37	19	18	62	63	58	55	60	84	55	55	53	70	52	114	77	76	70
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 8	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 5	NW 5	—	—	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	94	11	18	20	19	23	—	—	42	40	46	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Cape Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Westport-The Corner Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Elwha Washington	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	10	110	1219	634	198	10	10	67	10	1182	825	308	10	10	10	10	97	217	217	10	10	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty					Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Damon Point				Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles	Neah Bay			Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles
Rating (10 max)	2	2					2	2	1	1				2	2	2	2	1			2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	3
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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