West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2761
2832
2487
2114
1712
1374
1139
961
839
827
732
591
466
309
209
520
499
623
736
1031
1416
3022
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:53PM0.97m
1:53AM0.49m
1:22PM1.01m
1:54AM0.55m
1:48PM1.03m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.42m
8:27PM0.28m
6:11AM0.36m
8:30PM0.26m
6:53AM0.30m
8:37PM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
16
17
17
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
8
10
10
11
11
11
9
10
10
9
9
8
9
8
9
12
14
14
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