West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.7° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1020
963
981
963
963
840
840
819
1021
846
809
628
1871
2093
2150
2795
2801
2724
2201
2027
1710
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:54AM0.54m
12:49PM0.61m
1:23AM0.65m
1:14PM0.58m
1:32AM0.78m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.32m
6:51AM0.40m
7:03PM0.32m
7:32AM0.32m
7:00PM0.28m
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
7
7
4
5
5
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