West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
15
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1491
1432
1413
1187
1155
957
696
1185
1410
1474
1812
6456
8069
9634
8534
7459
6188
5601
3725
2963
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10AM0.91m
12:06PM1.00m
12:59PM1.08m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.28m
9:54PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
4
6
3
5
5
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
9
11
10
7
7
7
9
9
10
11
9
7
6
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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