West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

West 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 West Cape today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
575
1133
920
1289
1273
603
572
893
947
447
788
591
504
504
512
1225
1895
2266
2278
2247
2756
2216
2247
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
N
25
NW
20
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:25AM0.82m
2:37PM0.76m
2:47AM0.89m
2:43PM0.71m
3:11AM0.92m
2:47PM0.67m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.19m
8:29PM0.21m
9:02AM0.23m
8:37PM0.16m
9:27AM0.28m
8:50PM0.12m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
20
19
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
9
10
11
9
10
9
10
10
9
11
11
11
8
5
6
6
7
6
4
4
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