West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.4° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
320
320
440
590
844
1074
1203
1124
1179
1253
938
828
711
701
690
552
480
529
369
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
SE
25
E
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:19AM0.77m
8:46AM0.65m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.12m
9:14PM0.20m
8:22PM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
18
18
14
13
11
10
11
14
16
11
11
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
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