The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.7° C
2.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
190
245
251
245
217
227
194
199
199
203
168
168
124
119
111
102
84
275
563
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:21PM2.94m
9:19AM2.11m
8:13PM2.91m
10:39AM2.17m
9:09PM2.91m
Low Tide
12:41PM1.60m
2:47AM1.00m
1:38PM1.77m
3:49AM0.91m
2:48PM1.87m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:01
9:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
14
17
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
20
21
16
14
14
13
14
14
14
16
16
14
14
13
15
16
15
15
16
14
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