West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.5° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
4
3
5
3
0
2
2
2
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4209
4065
4013
4772
5083
4062
3569
3253
3784
3531
3531
3057
2822
2169
1907
2038
2278
2424
2717
2717
2544
2383
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
40
N
20
NNW
20
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:46PM0.64m
3:01AM0.95m
2:56PM0.60m
3:24AM0.99m
3:03PM0.57m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.17m
8:26PM0.16m
9:32AM0.19m
8:37PM0.12m
9:58AM0.22m
8:51PM0.08m
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clear
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Temp °C
15
18
21
18
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
Feels °C
11
11
17
15
12
12
11
8
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
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