West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
18
1.9
SW
19
2.4
SW
18
2.4
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1170
1513
1112
2503
3603
3483
2947
2355
1978
1685
1532
1248
949
844
710
1837
1718
1675
1742
1456
1339
1232
1154
962
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:22PM0.87m
6:57AM0.83m
5:27PM0.76m
8:32AM0.89m
10:22AM0.98m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.48m
12:20PM0.66m
00:14AM0.46m
00:34AM0.45m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
10
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
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