West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1664
1571
1532
1265
1068
836
746
659
573
526
392
386
380
336
326
273
220
212
224
522
1111
875
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM1.12m
3:22AM0.66m
4:00PM1.04m
3:54AM0.73m
4:13PM0.96m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.34m
10:33PM0.49m
8:54AM0.37m
10:32PM0.48m
9:30AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
9
8
9
12
12
11
12
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
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