The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

13.2° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	WSW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21
Wave Graph
kJ	245	217	249	227	199	199	199	168	151	119	116	111	102	100	275	563	563	444	444	271	326	467	664	664
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:19AM2.11m				8:13PM2.91m				10:39AM2.17m				9:09PM2.91m					11:36AM2.28m			10:04PM2.96m
Low Tide		2:47AM1.00m			1:38PM1.77m					3:49AM0.91m				2:48PM1.87m				4:43AM0.79m				3:56PM1.88m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	14	14	13	14	17	17	17	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	14	16	15	14	14	13	14	16	16	16	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 24	WNW 10	SW 24	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 8	SW 21	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	245	217	249	227	199	199	199	168	151	119	116	111	88	86	58	563	120	444	41	67	64	467	115	81
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SW 24	WNW 8	SW 24	WNW 8	SW 24	SW 24	WSW 22	WNW 8	SW 21	SW 21
kJ	39	73	71	74	69	68	69	37	36	47	33	31	22	22	275	55	563	54	444	271	326	62	664	664
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 4	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 8	WNW 9
kJ	77	79	58	31	22	6	38	99	100	102	102	102	102	100	71	96	92	88	87	85	85	61	61	67
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	S 6	S 4	S 6	S 6	—	—
kJ	1	2	7	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	18	33	105	126	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	The Lagoons CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Point Grenville Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	61	61	1181	10	10	10	10	0	308	1181	688	278	0	0	0	17	61	61	61	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove		Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty					Long Beach Peninsula	Westport-The Cove	La Push	The Dump	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1		2	2	2	2	2					3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Little River State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Little River State Beach CAL - Humboldt	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	7	5	5	6	5	6	5	5	5	5

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