The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

12.8° C

The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cape today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (20 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 8	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	231	231	243	250	250	201	172	168	142	138	203	203	203	203	157	188	149	137	134	132	132	199	257	251
Wind (km/h)	N	N	SW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	ENE	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			5:22AM2.54m				5:52PM3.07m				6:28AM2.29m				6:34PM3.01m				7:48AM2.14m				7:21PM2.94m
Low Tide	11:34PM1.11m				11:17AM1.07m				00:35AM1.09m				11:56AM1.36m				1:41AM1.06m				12:41PM1.60m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	19	21	20	19	17	17	16	18	21	21	19	16	15	15	14	16	18	20	19	16	14
Feels °C	13	14	15	19	20	18	17	16	16	16	18	20	19	17	14	14	15	14	16	18	20	18	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	231	231	237	250	250	201	172	168	142	138	113	113	110	110	135	188	149	125	125	128	131	199	257	251
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	130	200	243	243	197	140	130	127	124	124	203	203	203	203	157	153	149	137	134	132	132	132	130	130
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 22	—	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20
kJ	67	63	58	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	12	28	28	9	—	52	52	52	53	53	17	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	La Push Washington	Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Strait Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	The Cape Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	10	0	0	55	91	10	10	10	10	0	0	98	10	570	10	10	0	0	0	61	10	10	100	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Westport-The Corner	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Westport-The Corner	Slip Point (Clallam Bay)	Cape Elizabeth	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	Turtles	The Dump	Cape Elizabeth		Turtles	Long Beach Peninsula	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles	Turtles	La Push	Cape Elizabeth	Hobuck/North Coast	Fort Canby A Jetty
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1		2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Kahuku Ranch HAW - Big Island	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Manasquan Inlet New Jersey	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Elbow Ledge Rhode Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5

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