West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
5
5
4
4
3
3
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4264
4490
4547
4272
3697
3455
3062
2814
2329
4190
4925
5548
3249
3140
3592
4536
3232
2925
2782
2223
1864
1762
1443
1238
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
WNW
40
WNW
60
WNW
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:14AM0.89m
2:05PM0.58m
6:25AM0.83m
10:59AM0.81m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.16m
11:38AM0.56m
9:45PM0.15m
9:42PM0.16m
9:23PM0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
17
18
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
10
11
14
12
9
3
3
2
3
4
5
7
8
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
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