The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
11.3°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 3AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
2
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
W
8
2
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
375
496
473
365
767
767
783
710
710
627
422
361
313
306
306
310
314
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:37AM2.88m
1:54PM3.59m
3:29AM2.79m
2:39PM3.50m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.00m
7:53AM1.38m
8:54PM0.01m
8:38AM1.49m
9:46PM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:54
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7:56
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6:07
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6:05
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 mm
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
—
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1
1
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1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
8
7
5
5
6
8
8
8
6
4
3
2
3
4
5
5
4
5
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