West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the E by Sat morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
821
659
572
437
430
324
319
236
232
195
155
153
155
178
175
136
134
96
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:14AM0.99m
3:12PM0.52m
4:41AM0.95m
3:10PM0.50m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.06m
10:50AM0.32m
9:23PM0.06m
11:19AM0.38m
9:37PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
12
12
12
13
15
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16
16
15
15
16
16
18
19
20
21
19
Feels °C
9
6
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