West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.7° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (07 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (07 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2801
2724
2498
2027
1572
1304
1285
1069
976
809
721
639
502
486
373
373
282
278
199
189
150
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:32AM0.78m
1:34PM0.55m
1:52AM0.89m
1:51PM0.51m
2:17AM0.97m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.28m
8:06AM0.26m
7:07PM0.23m
8:38AM0.23m
7:20PM0.18m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
11
11
12
11
12
15
16
15
14
15
16
16
Feels °C
8
6
5
4
5
7
9
8
6
4
3
5
4
5
9
10
8
7
9
9
10
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