West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.1°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 (13 Sep):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)--
Evening (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
572
893
846
447
788
591
573
504
1221
1347
2352
2421
2559
2717
2680
2544
2544
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:47AM0.89m
2:43PM0.71m
3:11AM0.92m
2:47PM0.67m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.21m
9:02AM0.23m
8:37PM0.16m
9:27AM0.28m
8:50PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
14
13
11
12
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
9
7
5
5
6
7
6
4
4
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