West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
1.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2
WSW
10
1.3
SW
16
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2295
1983
1697
1456
1248
1109
1131
1065
1256
1287
1691
1456
1438
2107
2518
2513
949
2414
799
864
1349
2596
3197
3466
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
5
NNW
15
SW
20
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09AM0.55m
1:58PM0.78m
2:06AM0.67m
2:19PM0.74m
2:19AM0.78m
2:34PM0.69m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.28m
8:15PM0.27m
8:02AM0.22m
8:14PM0.25m
8:35AM0.18m
8:18PM0.21m
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clear
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6:47
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
19
22
24
23
22
19
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
12
12
12
15
18
17
16
19
14
14
13
11
10
8
8
7
8
8
8
11
10
12
15
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