West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.6° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
2
1
0
0
1
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3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
255
781
864
767
739
729
711
773
763
1048
1185
1158
1165
1109
1194
1149
1200
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
W
5
NE
10
NNW
10
W
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
5
S
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:32AM0.95m
2:34PM0.63m
2:59AM0.99m
2:39PM0.55m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.17m
9:04AM0.17m
8:15PM0.14m
9:37AM0.23m
8:25PM0.10m
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Temp °C
22
24
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27
19
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17
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Feels °C
16
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16
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