West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 8 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (15 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
281
286
386
324
236
540
1087
1815
1787
1742
1561
1326
1196
992
874
666
570
437
330
320
260
214
207
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
25
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
30
N
25
NE
35
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:04PM1.31m
1:36AM0.49m
2:44PM1.31m
1:47AM0.50m
3:20PM1.28m
1:54AM0.53m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.39m
10:20PM0.45m
6:29AM0.36m
11:06PM0.48m
7:04AM0.34m
11:42PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
3
5
2
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
8
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
11
11
9
11
12
9
12
13
12
12
10
9
8
11
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
115
281
286
386
324
236
243
1087
1815
1787
1742
1561
1326
1196
992
874
666
570
437
330
320
260
214
207
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.3
E
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.5
SW
15
0.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.2
E
4
0.5
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
132
3
4
18
67
106
540
251
11
78
92
2
115
123
70
1
31
11
7
7
4
2
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.2
SSW
12
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
6
12
17
134
14
78
16
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
NW
5
1.7
NW
5
1.9
NW
6
Energy kJ
6
6
18
29
52
52
29
30
16
54
71
55
48
25
51
44
83
134
163
205
82
71
154
243
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
4
Distance (km)
73
11
86
86
86
86
86
86
86
86
86
143
154
86
3
73
86
170
154
170
86
165
165
86
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Rating
(10 max)
1
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
8
7
5
4
5
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