West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.8°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2777
3051
2622
2472
2027
1707
1420
1179
1041
879
757
598
521
447
390
308
295
255
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
E
25
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:48AM0.80m
2:05PM0.78m
2:08AM0.89m
2:22PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:50PM0.21m
7:59AM0.14m
7:58PM0.20m
8:31AM0.14m
8:06PM0.17m
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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