West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (11 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
7
4
6
7
3
5
6
7
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
668
590
459
1068
1817
2809
3359
3422
3588
3621
3331
2973
3126
3293
3809
4132
6451
5711
5953
5953
5478
5547
6605
6760
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM1.08m
12:45PM1.18m
2:02AM0.43m
1:33PM1.24m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.43m
10:56PM0.42m
9:56PM0.39m
4:34AM0.42m
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
5
5
2
2
0
1
2
3
4
5
7
7
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
8
8
9
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