West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1513
1232
1034
746
736
581
506
422
398
386
680
1780
2270
2344
2197
1862
1484
1374
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NW
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
10
E
15
S
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:20PM0.92m
2:35AM0.44m
12:53PM0.97m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.31m
8:44PM0.31m
5:06AM0.42m
8:27PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
3
4
4
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
13
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
9
7
6
8
10
10
9
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
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