West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 4PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
5
3
3
4
5
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)
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1402
1135
975
754
1839
745
1297
1314
1707
2185
2179
2169
2232
2667
2967
2967
3373
3692
3009
3094
3661
3900
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNW
20
N
20
W
25
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:22PM0.74m
3:53AM0.92m
3:25PM0.65m
4:29AM0.92m
3:07PM0.59m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.25m
9:19PM0.21m
10:12AM0.33m
9:28PM0.18m
10:50AM0.44m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
12
12
12
11
12
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
10
11
11
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