West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 3 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Cape sea temperature is

15.9°C

West Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at West Cape today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	16s
Evening (12 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3569	3455	3353	3531	3531	3254	2259	2169	1907	1907	2066	2457	2579	2544	2509	2061	1787	1514	1270	1233	1021	834	744	659
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:01AM0.95m				2:56PM0.60m				3:24AM0.99m				3:03PM0.57m				3:49AM1.00m				3:09PM0.54m
Low Tide				9:32AM0.19m				8:37PM0.12m				9:58AM0.22m				8:51PM0.08m				10:24AM0.27m				9:07PM0.06m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	13	11
Feels °C	12	7	6	7	6	6	7	7	8	8	7	9	10	11	9	6	7	6	7	7	8	8	7	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	3569	3455	1958	3531	3531	3254	1306	2169	1907	940	2066	2457	2579	2544	2509	2061	1787	1514	1270	1233	1021	834	744	659
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	—	—	SW 15	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	3353	—	2963	2723	2259	—	—	1907	—	—	—	—	9	16	18	18	20	18	13	12	17	34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Baby Lizards SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Jetty VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	3	5	5	4	3	3	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	4
Distance (km)	11	552	552	722	743	743	722	29	29	734	29	29	29	3	3	26	3	3	3	10	3	3	26	668
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula	Spits							Spits	Spits		Spits	Spits	Spits	Spits	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Berry Bay	Berry Bay	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads
Rating (10 max)	4							4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Marengo VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Monument SA - Eyre Peninsula	Kingston Norfolk Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	3	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4

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