The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

Issued: 3 am 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):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
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 (2.2m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Evening (04 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	530	418	305	278	276	404	618	747	1102	1207	2460	2314	2210	6111	5705	4804	4279	3842	4602	5270	6591	8766	8444	7220	5846	5127	3883
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	W	WNW	WNW	NNE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	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				8:35AM2.95m				8:49PM2.62m				9:16AM3.09m				9:53PM2.66m				9:52AM3.19m					10:46PM2.71m
Low Tide		1:57AM0.92m				2:55PM1.17m				2:50AM1.04m				3:47PM0.88m				3:36AM1.15m					4:31PM0.64m				4:18AM1.26m


	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09
	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	4:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	3	5	2	1	—	2	2
Temp °C	10	10	9	11	13	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	11	11	12
Feels °C	7	6	5	7	8	4	5	9	8	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	4	4	3	2	3	5	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 15	W 12	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	W 14	W 14	W 14
kJ	406	324	305	278	276	186	137	747	1102	1207	2460	2314	2210	6111	5705	4804	4279	3842	4602	5270	6591	8766	8444	7220	5846	5127	3883
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 11	W 10	W 12	SW 15	W 15	W 15	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 13	SW 17	—	SW 16	—	SW 13
kJ	530	418	270	202	108	101	181	357	428	626	428	784	1394	97	95	92	96	127	69	70	46	61	47	—	68	—	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	W 16	W 16	W 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	155	233	236	236	191	46	125	157	141	206	134	130	99	151	—	—	13	12	31	13	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 3	—	SSW 9	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 3	SE 3	—	S 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	—	404	618	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	5	6	—	339	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	54	61	91	85	85	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	0	62	62	62	85	85	84	84	54	54	54
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	4	2	4	5	5	4	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	6	5	9	9	7	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6

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