West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.1° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
6
7
7
7
4
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2713
3010
3271
3893
6262
5783
5783
6029
5783
5928
6605
6694
6729
6284
5920
5169
4605
3926
3455
3023
2662
2502
2359
1968
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM1.18m
2:02AM0.43m
1:33PM1.24m
2:10AM0.44m
2:14PM1.26m
2:23AM0.48m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.39m
4:34AM0.42m
10:07PM0.38m
5:55AM0.38m
10:22PM0.40m
6:50AM0.35m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
9
8
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
8
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
13
12
11
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