West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.9°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
430
324
319
236
232
195
155
153
155
208
205
136
132
96
81
109
106
132
129
125
122
116
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:12PM0.52m
4:41AM0.95m
3:10PM0.50m
5:09AM0.89m
2:55PM0.49m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.32m
9:23PM0.06m
11:19AM0.38m
9:37PM0.08m
11:55AM0.44m
9:48PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
15
17
17
20
19
20
19
19
18
17
19
20
21
21
22
Feels °C
10
10
12
12
11
9
9
10
13
13
17
15
16
15
16
15
14
17
18
18
18
19
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