West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.9°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
581
504
481
416
416
416
355
349
259
241
237
273
205
233
367
822
1098
1305
1498
1650
1571
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:51PM0.51m
3:16AM1.06m
3:00PM0.45m
3:46AM1.07m
2:57PM0.41m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.15m
8:16PM0.13m
10:15AM0.19m
8:29PM0.09m
10:53AM0.26m
8:42PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
10
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
13
15
16
12
10
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