West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.8° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1138
1019
686
588
495
669
659
600
579
557
518
455
1712
2622
3125
3287
3770
3496
2948
2702
2506
2035
1572
3473
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
S
15
S
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
NNE
15
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:23AM0.67m
11:49AM0.68m
2:02AM0.52m
12:40PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:59PM0.27m
7:30PM0.26m
6:34AM0.41m
7:27PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:31
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
17
17
16
15
14
15
17
21
20
22
22
22
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
12
10
10
11
11
11
9
12
15
14
13
11
11
12
14
18
18
21
20
21
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