West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.5
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
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
473
424
424
431
451
347
345
614
1342
1213
1722
2140
2296
2269
2078
1901
1750
1571
1384
2937
2701
2661
2392
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:42AM0.61m
2:58PM1.14m
3:01AM0.66m
3:21PM1.09m
3:23AM0.72m
3:42PM1.02m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.35m
7:52AM0.32m
9:48PM0.36m
8:26AM0.30m
9:57PM0.37m
9:01AM0.31m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
5
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
8
9
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
3
4
5
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