West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
3
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
520
463
551
386
722
976
833
1238
1484
2670
2742
2544
2544
2862
3026
3090
3171
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:23PM0.82m
6:22AM0.84m
4:05PM0.77m
7:44AM0.86m
2:11PM0.76m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.37m
11:32AM0.66m
11:29PM0.35m
1:03PM0.75m
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
12
9
10
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
3
4
5
6
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