West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
600
537
511
588
640
1059
1691
1646
2714
2622
2726
2790
2578
2241
2761
2825
2756
6702
6440
6545
5720
5247
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SW
25
SW
30
S
30
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:17PM0.90m
3:19AM0.42m
12:56PM0.95m
1:58AM0.46m
1:26PM0.97m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.22m
4:57AM0.41m
8:32PM0.24m
6:13AM0.32m
8:24PM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
9
10
10
8
6
6
7
8
10
9
7
5
5
4
3
2
3
5
5
3
3
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