West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2544
2862
2862
3026
3090
3130
3171
2832
2796
2418
2233
1914
1728
1480
1325
1119
1155
1120
940
777
741
706
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:44AM0.86m
2:11PM0.76m
9:46AM0.90m
11:32AM0.97m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.75m
11:56PM0.35m
00:23AM0.37m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
5
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
11
10
11
11
11
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