West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 10PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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)
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1248
1109
1131
1065
1256
1398
1848
1456
1438
2389
2716
2705
2598
2792
809
864
962
2528
3331
3729
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
20
WNW
15
W
10
NE
25
NE
40
NNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:58PM0.78m
2:06AM0.67m
2:19PM0.74m
2:19AM0.78m
2:34PM0.69m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.27m
8:02AM0.22m
8:14PM0.25m
8:35AM0.18m
8:18PM0.21m
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Temp °C
22
24
23
22
20
18
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
18
17
15
17
17
16
13
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
13
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