The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 4 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

16.0°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 18	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	144	143	155	155	131	120	99	99	83	81	81	78	78	117	99	99	121	101	101	104	128	128	161	165
Wind (km/h)	ENE	N	NNE	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	ENE	E	W	NW	NW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		2:59AM2.88m				2:53PM3.27m				3:43AM2.69m				3:24PM3.17m				4:30AM2.49m				3:58PM3.04m
Low Tide				8:43AM1.06m				9:29PM0.60m				9:15AM1.28m				10:12PM0.70m				9:46AM1.49m				11:00PM0.84m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	16	16	16	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	17	18	17	15	15
Feels °C	15	14	15	15	14	14	12	11	11	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	16	16	14	12	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 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	143	143	155	155	131	120	99	99	83	81	81	78	78	99	99	99	121	101	101	104	128	128	161	165
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 17	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	144	88	87	85	85	85	85	84	61	61	60	58	76	117	75	66	63	63	62	62	62	63	64	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	4	92	92	92	91	86	80	75	75	75	76	76	54	37	37	37	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Ocean Shores Washington	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Strait Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	54	1070	198	10	10	10	10	10	10	100	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	98	110	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	The Strait	La Push	Long Beach Peninsula	Long Beach Peninsula			Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles	Hobuck/North Coast	Turtles	Westport-The Corner	Fort Canby A Jetty	La Push	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	The Dump	The Strait		Westport-The Corner
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1		2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty HAW - Oahu	Off the Wall/Insanities HAW - Oahu	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Tracks (Nanakuli) HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Header Global	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Cloudbreak Fiji	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Arrawarra Australia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5

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