West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4553
4209
3756
3293
3098
2692
2157
1785
1585
1441
1441
1486
1567
1983
2109
2135
1899
1685
1643
1456
1399
1265
1185
1082
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44AM0.54m
1:52PM0.94m
1:50AM0.64m
2:12PM0.89m
2:05AM0.74m
2:27PM0.83m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.24m
8:21PM0.28m
7:34AM0.19m
8:21PM0.28m
8:06AM0.18m
8:23PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
19
19
20
21
Feels °C
3
4
5
4
6
7
5
6
7
8
9
9
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
11
14
15
15
16
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