The Cape surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cape today?

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1162
1144
972
865
825
683
579
579
480
480
404
390
307
289
235
188
194
553
670
485
501
563
480
472
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52AM3.19m
3:29PM2.61m
2:26AM3.11m
4:13PM2.52m
3:01AM3.01m
5:02PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.42m
8:32PM1.66m
9:31AM0.52m
9:08PM1.75m
10:13AM0.63m
9:49PM1.83m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:31
8:34
8:35
Temp °C
15
12
12
14
14
13
12
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
14
10
9
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
7
9
10
8
6
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1162
1144
972
865
825
683
579
579
480
480
404
390
307
289
235
188
191
553
670
485
501
563
480
291
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
14
1
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
1.3
W
12
Energy kJ
41
41
42
44
47
25
19
13
8
7
79
86
88
91
101
150
194
77
69
121
187
110
155
472
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
S
4
0.3
W
15
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
15
2
2
48
34
34
76
77
37
6
6
3
41
106
107
28
47
72
74
18
18
157
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
4
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
6
20
6
3
5
270
319
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
10
0
84
89
62
98
61
0
0
0
0
61
61
61
0
0
0
0
0
61
98
98
98
98
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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