The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 21s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 6PM is: 5.5m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)16ft (5.0m)21s
Evening (13 Nov)20ft (6.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
6
7
6
7
8
6
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
6
8
9
7
6
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
11
5
W
21
5.5
W
20
6.5
WSW
19
6
WSW
18
5.5
WSW
17
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
3
W
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
12
5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
17
5.5
WSW
17
5.5
WSW
16
5.5
W
16
5
W
16
5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2872
19155
23859
28289
23421
18684
14608
11664
8879
4180
6189
4546
6949
5245
2505
2306
10531
15064
17772
17050
14969
13377
12674
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47PM3.03m
3:44AM2.49m
2:26PM2.89m
4:36AM2.46m
3:10PM2.72m
5:30AM2.47m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.59m
8:38AM1.81m
9:39PM0.72m
9:30AM1.87m
10:25PM0.85m
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7:20
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7:22
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4:44
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4:42
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4:40
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 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
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1
1
3
10
6
6
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
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