The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is

11.7°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 (04 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Evening (04 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning).
	Wed 4				Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 8	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	W 15	WSW 14	W 14	W 14	W 13
Wave Graph
kJ	276	404	655	702	1148	1219	2542	2440	2338	6512	6085	5151	4620	5135	6013	6962	8644	9520	6979	6604	5633	4313	3833
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	W	W	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:49PM2.62m				9:16AM3.09m				9:53PM2.66m				9:52AM3.19m					10:46PM2.71m
Low Tide		2:55PM1.17m				2:50AM1.04m				3:47PM0.88m				3:36AM1.15m					4:31PM0.64m				4:18AM1.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09
	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	4:51
mm	—	3	8	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	3	12	9	7	1	—	—
Temp °C	13	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	12
Feels °C	9	5	5	10	10	9	10	8	9	8	8	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	10	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SW 15	W 12	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	W 15	WSW 14	W 14	W 14	W 13
kJ	276	186	141	702	1148	1219	2542	2440	2338	6512	6085	5151	4620	5135	6013	6962	8644	9520	6979	6604	5633	4313	3833
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 12	SW 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 21	W 20	W 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 9	SW 13	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13
kJ	108	101	181	362	482	804	428	784	1394	97	95	92	96	99	70	67	63	503	60	—	42	42	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	W 16	W 16	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 17	—	—	SW 16	—
kJ	191	46	124	157	178	134	130	130	99	151	—	—	13	50	31	13	13	61	47	—	—	42	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	SSW 9	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	SSW 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	404	655	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	628	485	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Westport-The Groins Washington	Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Washington	Twin Rivers Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Point Grenville Washington	Westport-The Groins Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Twin Rivers Washington	Elwha Washington	Twin Rivers Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	The Cape Washington	La Push Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5
Distance (km)	61	91	85	0	0	0	0	0	61	61	61	17	61	62	85	97	85	84	84	0	0	0	55
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	The Dump	The Dump	Neah Bay	The Dump	The Dump	The Dump	La Push	The Dump	The Dump	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Groins	Point Grenville	Westport-The Cove	Half Moon Bay	Elwha	Elwha	The Strait	Neah Bay	The Strait	Point Grenville	Point Grenville	La Push	La Push
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	6	9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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