West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.7
WNW
8
2.3
W
10
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
478
469
469
427
344
338
338
224
228
647
651
370
1124
1809
1622
1332
2477
3371
3326
3916
3709
3889
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:26PM1.04m
1:17AM0.44m
1:04PM1.10m
1:42AM0.48m
1:37PM1.14m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.42m
4:19AM0.42m
9:12PM0.39m
5:46AM0.40m
9:15PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
9
8
7
6
6
5
7
8
8
7
4
4
2
2
3
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