West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.6° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
278
210
228
320
320
277
440
590
844
1074
1203
1237
1107
1253
1034
828
722
701
618
552
480
529
369
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
SSE
15
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:31AM0.88m
6:19AM0.77m
8:46AM0.65m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.12m
9:14PM0.20m
8:22PM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
15
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
13
15
18
18
14
12
11
10
11
13
14
11
11
13
14
14
16
15
14
14
12
13
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