West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
398
392
352
614
1227
1213
1722
2140
2296
2269
2078
1901
1750
1456
1384
3241
2994
3271
4607
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58PM1.14m
3:01AM0.66m
3:21PM1.09m
3:23AM0.72m
3:42PM1.02m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.36m
8:26AM0.30m
9:57PM0.37m
9:01AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
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