The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 9AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.8
W
10
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
688
1209
1109
932
600
1160
911
800
800
698
604
483
457
460
452
392
370
356
300
294
245
205
166
135
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:40AM2.91m
2:22PM3.45m
3:29AM2.77m
3:01PM3.41m
4:25AM2.60m
3:45PM3.32m
Low Tide
8:15AM1.13m
9:08PM0.31m
8:53AM1.31m
9:57PM0.36m
9:35AM1.49m
10:55PM0.46m
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5
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
12
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
15
13
12
12
11
10
8
9
8
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
9
9
9
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