West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2561
2326
2404
2241
2404
2825
2610
6632
5887
5921
5435
4925
4553
4209
3756
3293
3058
2484
2157
1761
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
25
SW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:56PM0.95m
1:58AM0.46m
1:26PM0.97m
1:44AM0.54m
1:52PM0.94m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.24m
6:13AM0.32m
8:24PM0.27m
6:58AM0.24m
8:21PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
7
7
5
6
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
6
7
6
6
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