West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.3° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
548
458
444
1094
958
326
265
540
244
169
169
200
210
357
320
320
320
440
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
SE
30
ESE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:53AM0.98m
1:44PM0.43m
5:31AM0.88m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.05m
12:32PM0.43m
9:11PM0.07m
9:21PM0.12m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
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16
16
16
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14
17
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
13
12
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12
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18
16
13
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