West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 8 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
4
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3769
3271
2516
2140
1855
1736
1602
1484
1463
1463
1268
3228
2888
2823
2550
2727
2941
2516
2157
2150
1933
1881
1855
1572
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
35
NW
40
NW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM0.97m
10:24PM0.64m
11:54AM1.09m
11:42PM0.58m
12:40PM1.20m
00:37AM0.54m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.59m
4:07AM0.51m
7:44PM0.52m
4:44AM0.47m
8:39PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
11
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
21
19
17
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
10
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
9
10
12
12
13
13
11
12
12
9
10
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
0.5
N
5
2.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Energy kJ
3769
3271
2516
2140
1855
1736
1602
1484
1463
1463
970
3228
2888
2823
2550
2727
13
2516
1179
1105
1933
1881
1855
1572
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.3
SW
22
1.3
SW
19
0.6
W
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
1.9
W
10
0.4
N
5
1.2
W
9
Energy kJ
11
74
1268
38
89
3
2
666
8
224
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
14
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.9
WNW
9
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
Energy kJ
16
33
43
109
139
144
148
175
91
524
2941
2157
2150
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
3
6
0
3
168
86
86
154
173
171
168
733
733
903
11
143
166
29
29
29
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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