West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (24 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (24 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2295
2147
2147
2147
2175
2475
2009
1907
1833
1784
1760
2233
2082
1688
1710
1220
1203
1186
1325
1344
1238
1083
947
852
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
S
45
SW
35
SSE
20
SE
20
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:43AM0.72m
1:47PM0.69m
2:00AM0.83m
2:13PM0.64m
2:22AM0.93m
2:35PM0.58m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.23m
7:42PM0.22m
8:27AM0.17m
7:53PM0.19m
9:02AM0.15m
8:04PM0.16m
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light rain
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clear
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part cloud
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6:26
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7:44
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1
1
4
4
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
16
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
11
10
12
13
9
7
8
10
8
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
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