West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
0
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
405
357
295
248
200
440
422
440
466
590
573
605
1081
1896
3001
3157
3051
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
SW
0
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21AM0.62m
1:21PM0.86m
1:32AM0.71m
1:44PM0.83m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.22m
6:54AM0.24m
7:41PM0.21m
7:27AM0.18m
7:50PM0.21m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
18
20
18
15
14
15
16
16
17
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
16
16
18
14
15
15
16
15
16
11
12
10
11
9
6
4
5
5
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