West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
987
1317
1194
1111
2697
3297
2856
3614
4119
3889
5896
7513
5667
4765
3763
3051
2509
2110
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:42AM0.48m
1:37PM1.14m
2:05AM0.52m
2:07PM1.16m
Low Tide
9:12PM0.39m
5:46AM0.40m
9:15PM0.36m
6:36AM0.37m
9:26PM0.35m
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light rain
clear
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light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
5
7
7
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