West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 2 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 10PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
22
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
856
1028
847
813
726
791
706
676
733
754
577
560
488
437
369
346
248
244
203
203
169
169
242
558
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:21PM0.80m
9:24AM0.87m
10:48AM0.96m
Low Tide
11:49AM0.72m
00:47AM0.51m
1:33AM0.48m
2:39AM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
856
1028
847
813
726
791
706
676
733
754
577
560
488
437
369
346
248
244
203
203
169
167
164
558
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.5
W
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
SW
25
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
21
Energy kJ
299
58
65
49
27
25
14
31
47
67
169
242
224
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
Energy kJ
23
22
54
137
131
229
287
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
58
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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