West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.7° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
447
384
308
295
255
781
854
767
739
729
783
773
763
1048
1185
1158
1180
1014
1194
1135
1200
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
30
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
20
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
E
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:22PM0.71m
2:32AM0.95m
2:34PM0.63m
2:59AM0.99m
2:39PM0.55m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.14m
8:06PM0.17m
9:04AM0.17m
8:15PM0.14m
9:37AM0.23m
8:25PM0.10m
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Temp °C
12
13
17
22
22
23
22
21
21
22
26
20
20
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
5
6
12
17
17
19
15
14
14
14
20
17
19
16
16
16
15
16
16
19
18
17
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