West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.9°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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
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
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2095
1824
1576
1220
1203
1186
1220
1238
1139
1075
1029
1014
827
673
653
581
504
481
471
367
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
W
20
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:13PM0.64m
2:22AM0.93m
2:35PM0.58m
2:48AM1.01m
2:51PM0.51m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.19m
9:02AM0.15m
8:04PM0.16m
9:38AM0.15m
8:16PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:26
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7:45
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7:46
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
9
9
9
9
11
10
8
10
9
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