West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (23 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3074
3039
3161
2839
2938
3301
3260
2414
2295
2147
2147
2147
2175
3178
2601
2179
1959
1661
1903
2125
1830
1712
1710
1220
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSE
25
SE
10
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:36AM0.62m
1:16PM0.71m
1:43AM0.72m
1:47PM0.69m
2:00AM0.83m
2:13PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.31m
7:33PM0.23m
7:51AM0.23m
7:42PM0.22m
8:27AM0.17m
7:53PM0.19m
cloud
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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1
9
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Temp °C
21
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
16
15
16
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
18
15
13
13
12
11
10
11
10
11
9
13
10
9
7
8
11
8
5
5
5
5
6
7
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