West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
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Saturday
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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
3
0
1
2
2
0
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1068
859
836
998
998
1108
1154
1532
1428
1532
1884
1994
1959
1941
1833
1589
1568
1326
1308
1196
1196
1077
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
0
ESE
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:29PM0.50m
4:03AM0.96m
1:56PM0.49m
4:43AM0.89m
12:31PM0.54m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.32m
8:36PM0.08m
10:51AM0.43m
8:46PM0.07m
12:01PM0.54m
8:52PM0.09m
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rain showers
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6:00
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5:56
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6:25
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1
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Temp °C
16
17
19
16
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
17
18
19
12
13
12
12
8
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
6
6
9
10
9
9
10
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