West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2233
1914
1728
1580
1325
1304
1053
961
865
851
748
645
624
494
478
461
461
427
344
338
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:46AM0.90m
11:32AM0.97m
12:26PM1.04m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.37m
00:52AM0.40m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
8
7
8
8
9
10
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
11
12
10
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