West Cape Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for West Cape

Issued: 8 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1728
3038
3811
4077
2513
2513
3803
3630
3538
3111
2931
2496
2133
2107
2212
2270
2328
2299
2054
1808
1344
1108
911
736
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51PM1.10m
4:29AM0.62m
5:32PM1.02m
6:18AM0.65m
6:21PM0.92m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.43m
00:28AM0.57m
9:36AM0.50m
1:08AM0.58m
10:31AM0.59m
1:54AM0.58m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
1728
3038
3811
4077
2513
2513
3803
3630
3538
3111
2931
2496
2133
2107
2212
2270
2328
2299
2054
1808
1344
1108
911
736
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
23
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
133
1733
1751
25
26
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
5
Energy kJ
5
14
16
17
30
33
32
43
55
71
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
6
6
1
5
5
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
86
0
86
86
77
86
86
86
86
154
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
6
5
6
9
9
9
7
4
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
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