West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
350
346
313
215
212
208
163
148
155
197
589
567
636
1431
1496
1389
1407
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
40
NNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:21AM0.80m
1:41PM0.58m
6:36AM0.73m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.13m
11:28AM0.57m
9:38PM0.17m
9:20PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
22
22
23
21
19
20
17
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
13
12
13
18
17
17
14
10
11
12
9
9
10
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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