West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11AM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)20s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (26 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
605
1081
1896
2795
2955
3051
2622
2472
2027
1707
1420
1179
1041
879
757
598
521
447
384
308
295
255
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM0.83m
1:48AM0.80m
2:05PM0.78m
2:08AM0.89m
2:22PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.18m
7:50PM0.21m
7:59AM0.14m
7:58PM0.20m
8:31AM0.14m
8:06PM0.17m
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6:07
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6:22
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3
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Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
12
13
13
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16
20
24
25
26
Feels °C
9
6
4
3
3
5
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
7
6
7
10
15
20
21
21
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