West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 2 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (26 Jun)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
695
704
763
1172
1634
1597
1579
1290
1052
1014
1129
823
823
823
719
636
597
499
492
485
472
393
366
416
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:45AM1.05m
12:29PM1.13m
11:02PM0.54m
1:07PM1.19m
00:32AM0.54m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.43m
8:59PM0.53m
4:53AM0.41m
9:09PM0.50m
5:42AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
10
8
8
7
10
10
10
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
695
704
763
1172
1634
1597
1579
1290
1052
1014
1129
823
823
823
719
636
597
499
492
485
472
393
366
416
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.7
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
NW
6
0.7
WSW
13
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
365
478
540
392
37
1
1
5
1
1
181
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
31
22
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
5
Energy kJ
3
2
2
6
12
7
3
15
23
36
46
40
56
59
43
57
56
136
117
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
3
3
3
10
10
3
3
3
3
3
10
154
168
168
170
107
86
86
107
86
86
86
86
86
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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