West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.9° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
2
4
4
5
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1929
1832
1685
1532
2061
2475
2768
3023
3367
3323
3323
3395
3395
3023
3182
3058
2875
2516
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
NE
15
NNE
0
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:00PM0.78m
2:56AM0.47m
1:33PM0.79m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.19m
8:45PM0.24m
6:41AM0.38m
8:23PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
11
11
10
9
11
14
15
17
17
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
5
6
5
3
6
11
14
13
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