West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1158
1165
1109
989
1149
1105
1200
1096
1068
949
836
1203
1187
1204
1254
1392
1552
1532
1613
1531
1738
1589
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
W
10
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
W
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:39PM0.55m
3:29AM1.00m
2:29PM0.50m
4:03AM0.96m
1:56PM0.49m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.23m
8:25PM0.10m
10:12AM0.32m
8:36PM0.08m
10:51AM0.43m
8:46PM0.07m
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
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5:58
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6:23
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6:24
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6:25
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1
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Temp °C
18
17
18
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
17
15
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
17
15
11
11
12
10
9
7
9
12
11
8
7
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