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The Cape surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Cape today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cape at 7AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
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 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
1633 | 1970 | 2097 | 2079 | 2231 | 2203 | 1927 | 1709 | 1354 | 1191 | 1196 | 1067 | 2339 | 597 | 1816 | 547 | 1016 | 411 | 404 | 464 | 828 | 843 | 731 | 622 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:55AM2.50m | 11:07PM3.16m | 12:40PM2.57m | 11:41PM3.19m | 1:21PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.65m | 5:02PM1.56m | 6:08AM0.51m | 5:43PM1.61m | 6:44AM0.41m | 6:21PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 424 | 1970 | 2097 | 2079 | 2231 | 2203 | 1927 | 1709 | 1354 | 1191 | 905 | 694 | 51 | 573 | 49 | 547 | 1016 | 411 | 404 | 464 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1633 | 434 | 424 | 370 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 393 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 62 | 80 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 25 | — | — | — | SW 19 |
| kJ | 74 | 73 | 73 | 53 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 10 | 39 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 357 | 428 | 389 | 493 | 602 | 1171 | 1196 | 1067 | 2339 | 597 | 1816 | 302 | — | 147 | 116 | 80 | 828 | 843 | 731 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 89 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 631 | 631 | 827 | 904 | 904 | 867 | 615 | 278 | 189 | 278 | 904 | 904 | 904 |
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