West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (11 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
3
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
2.2
W
16
2.2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1343
1486
1672
1829
2109
1970
1899
1685
1643
1474
1185
1265
1185
988
671
575
1026
823
803
2447
2308
1654
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
20
NE
40
NW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:12PM0.89m
2:05AM0.74m
2:27PM0.83m
2:25AM0.82m
2:37PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.19m
8:21PM0.28m
8:06AM0.18m
8:23PM0.25m
8:35AM0.19m
8:29PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
19
19
20
21
18
19
15
16
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
12
12
13
12
13
11
11
11
14
14
15
15
12
12
12
9
8
8
9
10
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