West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
3
3
0
2
2
3
4
2
2
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
669
721
663
579
557
579
455
1732
2622
3125
3433
3770
3496
2770
2702
2506
2035
1572
3473
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:49AM0.68m
2:02AM0.52m
12:40PM0.71m
Low Tide
7:59PM0.27m
7:30PM0.26m
6:34AM0.41m
7:27PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
15
14
15
18
21
21
20
20
18
Feels °C
12
11
12
9
11
11
10
10
13
13
14
13
10
13
16
18
19
17
17
18
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