West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 10AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1918
1633
1471
1233
1116
991
821
659
572
437
430
324
319
236
232
224
155
153
155
178
175
136
134
96
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:49AM1.00m
3:09PM0.54m
4:14AM0.99m
3:12PM0.52m
4:41AM0.95m
3:10PM0.50m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.27m
9:07PM0.06m
10:50AM0.32m
9:23PM0.06m
11:19AM0.38m
9:37PM0.08m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
11
12
12
14
15
16
16
14
15
16
17
18
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
9
10
10
6
5
8
9
10
12
12
11
9
10
11
12
13
17
17
16
16
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