West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
2
6
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3401
3527
4155
4021
4762
3126
2782
2223
1864
1762
1443
1220
933
744
600
480
511
588
640
1059
Wind (km/h)
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSW
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59AM0.81m
12:17PM0.90m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.16m
9:23PM0.19m
8:52PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
3
4
5
7
8
11
11
12
11
11
10
8
8
10
10
9
8
11
7
7
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