West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3122
3235
3125
2537
2113
1943
1787
1456
1108
998
984
802
588
553
431
424
411
346
392
455
540
1805
1615
1882
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-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
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:04AM0.61m
2:12PM1.01m
2:18AM0.68m
2:34PM0.97m
2:35AM0.76m
2:54PM0.91m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.24m
8:46PM0.26m
7:59AM0.21m
8:53PM0.26m
8:31AM0.19m
9:01PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
16
15
14
14
12
11
12
10
13
13
13
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
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