The Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 47.44° N 124.34° W

The Cape WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cape sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

The Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


The Cape surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, WNW swell with 1,473 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW 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 Wednesday (Oct 07) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Cape in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Wed 7th Oct)4.5ft (1.3m) 10s
Best Surf11AM (Sat 10th Oct)7.5ft (2.3m) 9s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sat 10th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cape over the next 16 days.


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