West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.3° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Mon
2
Tuesday
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Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1253
938
828
792
701
690
552
480
473
418
424
325
424
688
939
981
859
663
664
765
699
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
20
W
25
W
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:46AM0.65m
4:14AM0.51m
12:05PM0.63m
1:54AM0.54m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.20m
8:22PM0.28m
5:36AM0.50m
7:24PM0.32m
6:51AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
13
12
8
7
7
6
8
9
8
9
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