West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
259
241
273
237
205
233
319
822
1098
1225
1498
1650
1571
1460
1288
1059
857
742
721
540
458
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:00PM0.45m
3:46AM1.07m
2:57PM0.41m
4:19AM1.04m
2:36PM0.40m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.19m
8:29PM0.09m
10:53AM0.26m
8:42PM0.06m
11:35AM0.34m
8:57PM0.05m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
15
17
19
19
15
16
17
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20
17
20
20
19
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
11
9
10
10
10
13
14
16
13
9
11
13
14
14
14
16
17
17
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