West Cape Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for West Cape

Issued: 8 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (08 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
6
6
7
7
6
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
3
WNW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2645
2299
2054
1672
1344
1108
911
736
581
377
516
1123
1082
1155
3979
2322
2774
2843
2670
6177
6886
6451
6075
5377
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM0.65m
6:21PM0.92m
8:26AM0.73m
7:24PM0.82m
10:02AM0.84m
8:48PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.59m
1:54AM0.58m
12:19PM0.68m
2:42AM0.57m
5:10PM0.68m
3:26AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
4
4
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
18
18
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
5
4
4
4
8
7
5
6
9
9
8
10
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
2645
2299
2054
1672
1344
1108
911
736
581
377
440
1123
1082
1155
743
1124
752
1550
2670
6177
6886
6451
6075
5377
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SW
20
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.2
NNE
4
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
15
18
18
98
366
516
21
24
72
2
475
783
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
8
Energy kJ
38
11
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.1
NNW
6
3
WNW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
14
16
31
41
43
71
117
160
184
237
212
204
200
320
3979
2322
2774
2843
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
1
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
4
7
7
7
6
Distance (km)
86
86
86
86
77
86
86
154
168
171
174
705
733
733
916
916
1191
11
11
11
6
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
7
7
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
6
6
5
4
7
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
6
7
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
9
5
7
7
6
5
5
8
6
9
9
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