West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.4°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (07 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
0
0
3
4
5
4
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3323
3367
3395
3204
3182
3039
2875
2516
2157
2129
1958
1456
1248
1109
1238
1065
1256
1287
1567
1571
1438
2716
2518
2235
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
15
NNE
15
W
15
NNE
25
NNE
40
N
35
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:56AM0.47m
1:33PM0.79m
2:09AM0.55m
1:58PM0.78m
2:06AM0.67m
2:19PM0.74m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.38m
8:23PM0.27m
7:26AM0.28m
8:15PM0.27m
8:02AM0.22m
8:14PM0.25m
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light rain
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clear
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Temp °C
11
11
10
12
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
19
22
24
23
23
20
17
16
17
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
5
8
11
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
15
18
16
17
18
15
15
14
10
12
9
8
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