West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.1
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2947
2355
1978
1685
1420
1248
962
844
710
1837
1591
1675
1613
1456
1456
1232
1154
949
949
757
668
598
459
1103
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
50
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:27PM0.76m
8:32AM0.89m
10:22AM0.98m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.66m
00:14AM0.46m
00:34AM0.45m
00:50AM0.43m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
8
9
10
8
8
7
6
3
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