West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
3
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
1.3
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2185
2299
1561
1339
1137
882
718
799
924
836
668
573
483
1363
627
529
577
1124
1087
1050
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:01PM0.93m
4:23AM0.83m
4:16PM0.83m
5:05AM0.87m
4:17PM0.73m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.34m
10:17PM0.36m
10:16AM0.40m
10:29PM0.34m
11:00AM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
8
9
8
8
10
10
9
7
6
6
7
7
7
9
10
10
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