West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 4AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1147
1918
2295
2449
2544
2544
2862
3026
3090
3130
2832
2832
2658
2418
2117
1914
1728
1480
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:05PM0.77m
7:44AM0.86m
2:11PM0.76m
9:46AM0.90m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.35m
1:03PM0.75m
11:56PM0.35m
clear
light rain
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part cloud
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
6
6
5
4
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
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