West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 8 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (16 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SW
22
1.9
W
7
2
WSW
20
2.1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1948
1787
1880
1675
1326
1092
1077
874
666
570
437
330
320
300
214
178
175
141
144
126
246
367
2923
3267
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
40
WSW
55
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:44PM1.31m
1:47AM0.50m
3:20PM1.28m
1:54AM0.53m
3:53PM1.22m
2:18AM0.58m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.36m
11:06PM0.48m
7:04AM0.34m
11:42PM0.52m
7:41AM0.35m
11:55PM0.57m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
4
4
3
4
1
3
6
5
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
13
15
15
14
13
10
7
8
10
9
7
7
5
4
5
7
7
8
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.3
NNW
5
Energy kJ
1948
1787
1880
1675
1326
1092
1077
874
666
570
437
330
320
300
214
178
175
105
92
78
118
355
221
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
W
5
0.3
NW
4
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
S
26
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
11
2
3
62
49
32
21
16
2
2
99
13
141
144
116
227
116
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
W
6
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
88
3
3
23
54
126
118
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.6
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
1.9
W
7
2
WSW
20
2.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
22
34
43
52
28
17
8
10
94
139
139
207
191
107
129
138
145
131
198
239
246
367
2923
3267
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
3
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
2
1
1
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
86
86
86
143
86
3
0
3
73
86
86
168
485
90
143
165
90
168
86
86
86
377
379
469
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
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