West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.5° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
3
5
5
4
4
3
5
2
0
2
0
2
3
5
2
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3470
3929
3911
3962
4209
4065
4013
4169
4489
4062
3569
3253
3353
3903
3531
3212
2822
2169
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
WNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
35
N
25
NNW
25
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39AM0.88m
2:46PM0.64m
3:01AM0.95m
2:56PM0.60m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.21m
9:04AM0.17m
8:26PM0.16m
9:32AM0.19m
8:37PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
18
21
18
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
14
12
11
11
11
17
13
12
13
10
7
5
6
6
7
7
8
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