The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.7
W
16
1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
149
133
109
106
83
82
82
92
80
80
254
516
715
602
694
694
791
569
757
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:47PM3.19m
1:10AM3.04m
1:16PM3.33m
1:54AM3.00m
1:47PM3.41m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.68m
7:07AM0.85m
7:41PM0.48m
7:40AM0.98m
8:23PM0.35m
cloud
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
14
13
13
11
10
10
9
12
14
13
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11
11
11
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
9
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8
8
9
7
10
10
8
7
8
9
9
10
13
13
14
12
11
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