Surf Forecasts:
The Cape surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 13 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 19s period, W swell with 23,130 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 17 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cape this week:
The surf forecast for The Cape over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Cape in the next 16 days are 5.5m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 13) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 13th Nov) | 18ft (5.5m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cape over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5539 | 5936 | 4948 | 4007 | 3488 | 3962 | 17840 | 15403 | 10024 | 5537 | 5409 | 3310 | 20160 | 18893 | 12889 | 8352 | 5273 | 2638 | 1737 | 1181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM2.64m | 1:11PM3.15m | 2:58AM2.56m | 1:47PM3.03m | 3:44AM2.49m | 2:26PM2.89m | 4:36AM2.46m | 3:10PM2.72m | 5:30AM2.47m | 4:04PM2.55m | 6:22AM2.53m | 5:15PM2.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.35m | 7:18AM1.66m | 8:15PM0.46m | 7:56AM1.73m | 8:56PM0.59m | 8:38AM1.81m | 9:39PM0.72m | 9:30AM1.87m | 10:25PM0.85m | 10:38AM1.90m | 11:14PM0.97m | 11:59AM1.82m | 00:05AM1.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:38 | — |
mm | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | W 14 | SW 11 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 |
| kJ | 5539 | 5936 | 4948 | 4007 | 3488 | 3962 | 17840 | 15403 | 10024 | 5537 | 665 | 3310 | 20160 | 18893 | 12889 | 8352 | 5273 | 2638 | 1737 | 1181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 14 | W 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 16 | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 624 | — | — | 21 | 1415 | 2380 | 1641 | — | 41 | — | 329 | — | 48 | 66 | 41 | 64 | 54 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 3684 | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | 1911 | — | — | 5409 | 2371 | 815 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 629 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 62 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 91 | 84 | 84 | 61 | 84 | 61 | 85 | 0 | 54 | 55 |
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