The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
740
648
750
528
609
494
425
560
419
999
1775
1597
1256
1361
1219
1157
1066
898
748
678
624
517
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
15
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:34AM3.11m
11:49PM3.00m
12:06PM3.24m
00:37AM3.00m
12:37PM3.32m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.73m
5:45PM0.85m
5:53AM0.81m
6:27PM0.62m
6:29AM0.93m
7:06PM0.45m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
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7:28
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6:43
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6:40
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6:38
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2
1
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Temp °C
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
12
13
14
9
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
9
6
9
10
10
9
8
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