West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)17s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
1
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.5
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2309
2038
2010
1736
1351
2758
2087
1787
1513
1232
936
825
736
581
447
422
398
386
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNW
5
S
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
15
E
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
11:33AM0.84m
12:20PM0.92m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.27m
9:53PM0.31m
8:44PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
3
5
5
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
13
11
12
11
9
7
8
9
11
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