The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
14
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
2.2
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
223
258
275
218
332
264
242
185
181
177
137
101
103
99
166
307
435
1034
789
488
394
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:01PM3.26m
3:32AM2.77m
3:34PM3.28m
4:24AM2.58m
4:13PM3.26m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.86m
9:27PM0.71m
9:17AM1.05m
10:15PM0.68m
9:53AM1.27m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
1
1
1
6
18
28
10
1
1
Temp °C
13
17
18
17
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
16
16
15
11
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
13
10
10
8
10
10
11
12
12
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