West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
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
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
862
813
704
562
495
424
411
411
310
295
248
200
440
422
440
472
590
641
605
1081
1896
3255
2955
3051
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
10
WSW
20
SW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21AM0.54m
12:54PM0.87m
1:21AM0.62m
1:21PM0.86m
1:32AM0.71m
1:44PM0.83m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.31m
7:34PM0.22m
6:54AM0.24m
7:41PM0.21m
7:27AM0.18m
7:50PM0.21m
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clear
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
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6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
21
21
22
24
20
18
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
15
16
18
16
17
20
17
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
15
12
11
10
8
7
5
4
3
3
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