The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.2° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 1AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1290
1256
1103
963
819
695
533
457
381
1210
843
676
349
245
262
235
230
180
183
196
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:44PM2.58m
8:37AM2.35m
7:06PM2.49m
9:25AM2.48m
8:28PM2.49m
Low Tide
11:57AM1.97m
1:20AM1.05m
1:36PM1.94m
2:22AM1.05m
2:58PM1.78m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
11
12
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
8
6
6
9
11
10
8
7
7
7
5
9
9
12
11
10
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