West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1958
2107
2080
2107
1953
1978
1953
1904
1880
1832
2061
1832
1685
1532
1532
2475
2768
3204
3280
3280
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56AM0.73m
1:00PM0.78m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.13m
9:22PM0.19m
8:45PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
9
10
10
10
8
5
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