West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
3
4
3
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
614
1227
1213
1722
2140
2296
2269
2078
1901
1750
1456
1384
2937
2634
2697
4554
3784
3709
3197
3361
3078
2096
1749
1319
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:01AM0.66m
3:21PM1.09m
3:23AM0.72m
3:42PM1.02m
3:50AM0.78m
4:01PM0.93m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.36m
8:26AM0.30m
9:57PM0.37m
9:01AM0.31m
10:07PM0.37m
9:37AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
clear
part cloud
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clear
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
5
7
6
7
5
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
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