West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.2° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (13 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (13 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2259
2169
1907
1907
2066
2457
2579
2579
2544
2350
2056
1760
1494
1233
1021
905
821
659
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:24AM0.99m
3:03PM0.57m
3:49AM1.00m
3:09PM0.54m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.12m
9:58AM0.22m
8:51PM0.08m
10:24AM0.27m
9:07PM0.06m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
12
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Feels °C
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