The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cape sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cape at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.7
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
245
240
661
952
1128
928
737
523
398
250
214
113
111
171
182
93
83
83
82
92
80
80
254
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
0
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:43PM2.97m
12:20PM3.03m
00:26AM3.03m
12:47PM3.19m
1:10AM3.04m
1:16PM3.33m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.73m
6:24PM0.93m
6:35AM0.77m
7:02PM0.68m
7:07AM0.85m
7:41PM0.48m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
2
2
3
8
5
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Temp °C
14
14
14
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
12
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
13
5
6
8
11
10
11
10
9
12
11
9
8
8
9
8
7
11
11
8
8
8
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