West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (24 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2175
3178
3137
1907
2238
1907
1881
1977
1830
1824
1576
1220
1203
1186
1220
1238
1238
1075
947
852
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
15
SW
10
SE
10
N
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:47PM0.69m
2:00AM0.83m
2:13PM0.64m
2:22AM0.93m
2:35PM0.58m
Low Tide
7:42PM0.22m
8:27AM0.17m
7:53PM0.19m
9:02AM0.15m
8:04PM0.16m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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7:44
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7:45
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 mm
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1
1
7
5
1
1
1
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5
1
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Temp °C
16
16
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
11
13
14
13
Feels °C
12
10
6
10
7
7
6
6
5
6
7
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
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