West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.1° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
2
4
3
4
3
0
1
1
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1571
1384
2812
2634
2513
3991
4004
3757
3879
2643
2826
2394
1668
1339
1120
882
718
786
924
757
668
581
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM1.02m
3:50AM0.78m
4:01PM0.93m
4:23AM0.83m
4:16PM0.83m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.31m
10:07PM0.37m
9:37AM0.34m
10:17PM0.36m
10:16AM0.40m
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
8
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