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The Cape surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Cape today?
The current surf forecast for The Cape at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | |
1103 | 1109 | 1092 | 920 | 861 | 347 | 341 | 336 | 264 | 220 | 220 | 214 | 220 | 561 | 550 | 518 | 416 | 416 | 199 | 184 | 168 | 270 | 234 | 357 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 3:54PM2.82m | 2:58AM3.50m | 4:51PM2.78m | 3:54AM3.28m | 5:50PM2.76m | 4:56AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM1.56m | 10:05AM0.05m | 10:00PM1.62m | 11:00AM0.26m | 11:10PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | 8:54 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 1103 | 1109 | 1092 | 920 | 861 | 237 | 311 | 319 | 264 | 220 | 198 | 214 | 220 | 561 | 550 | 518 | 416 | 109 | 128 | 96 | 153 | 150 | 234 | 357 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 75 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 347 | 341 | 336 | 256 | 198 | 180 | 156 | 191 | 64 | 98 | 119 | 112 | 96 | 148 | 184 | 96 | 56 | 209 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 70 | 69 | 130 | 93 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 18 | 18 | 118 | 36 | 96 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 109 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 416 | 199 | 158 | 168 | 270 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 1181 | 98 | 84 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 91 | 109 | 877 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 825 | 827 | 615 | 84 | 86 | 10 | 98 |
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