West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.7
WNW
9
2.3
W
11
2.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
812
645
624
494
478
469
469
427
344
383
338
203
228
647
651
474
1185
1471
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:26PM1.04m
1:17AM0.44m
1:04PM1.10m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.40m
9:50PM0.42m
4:19AM0.42m
9:12PM0.39m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
7
6
6
6
8
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