West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.1° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
224
155
153
155
208
205
136
132
124
81
109
106
132
129
125
122
116
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:41AM0.95m
3:10PM0.50m
5:09AM0.89m
2:55PM0.49m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.06m
11:19AM0.38m
9:37PM0.08m
11:55AM0.44m
9:48PM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
15
16
16
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
21
23
22
22
Feels °C
12
10
10
12
11
13
16
16
15
14
15
14
16
16
19
20
17
18
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