West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
526
451
444
380
336
277
269
220
212
224
522
769
683
823
1014
1018
714
685
940
1124
1382
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:00PM1.04m
3:54AM0.73m
4:13PM0.96m
4:34AM0.79m
4:21PM0.88m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.37m
10:32PM0.48m
9:30AM0.42m
10:36PM0.45m
10:07AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
10
8
10
11
10
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
9
9
9
11
13
12
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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