West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (09 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 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
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
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1978
1685
1420
1248
1062
844
710
1837
1591
1675
1613
1581
1474
1349
1154
949
949
757
598
598
459
1230
1719
2157
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:27PM0.76m
8:32AM0.89m
10:22AM0.98m
11:46AM1.08m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.46m
00:34AM0.45m
00:50AM0.43m
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<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
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
3
2
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