West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1639
1387
1179
991
821
821
680
609
552
473
424
424
380
398
392
352
614
1342
1213
1722
2140
2324
2269
2241
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:24AM0.56m
2:33PM1.16m
2:42AM0.61m
2:58PM1.14m
3:01AM0.66m
3:21PM1.09m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.34m
9:37PM0.35m
7:52AM0.32m
9:48PM0.36m
8:26AM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
6
6
7
7
8
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