West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3499
3301
2736
2414
2295
2147
2147
2009
2325
2475
3137
2208
1959
1784
2140
2383
2216
1838
1558
1423
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
SSE
40
SSW
30
SE
25
S
15
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:16PM0.71m
1:43AM0.72m
1:47PM0.69m
2:00AM0.83m
2:13PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.23m
7:51AM0.23m
7:42PM0.22m
8:27AM0.17m
7:53PM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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4
8
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Temp °C
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
12
10
11
10
11
10
9
12
13
10
9
9
10
6
5
4
4
4
7
7
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