West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 2 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
2.2
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
6
2.3
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
731
621
661
651
577
465
525
351
384
732
798
1095
1961
2526
2622
4016
5621
7084
7382
7228
7130
6612
9188
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
40
N
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
50
WNW
60
NW
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:13PM1.25m
2:04AM0.55m
2:43PM1.25m
2:35AM0.57m
3:11PM1.24m
3:03AM0.60m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.45m
6:59AM0.38m
10:14PM0.45m
7:33AM0.38m
10:32PM0.46m
8:08AM0.38m
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light rain
rain showers
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light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
13
14
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
4
5
5
6
6
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
874
731
621
661
651
577
465
525
138
138
395
477
472
178
9188
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
ENE
5
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
377
366
410
386
88
96
36
2
133
241
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
123
44
14
36
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.2
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
6
2.3
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
10
14
16
19
51
83
167
184
351
384
732
798
1095
1961
2526
2622
4016
5621
7084
7382
7228
7130
6612
6206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
86
0
86
90
90
165
485
667
478
733
733
1257
1199
974
1191
1191
1191
1191
1191
1191
1191
152
1091
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
4
9
4
4
4
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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