West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
269
220
212
224
522
985
875
823
1044
886
705
773
1045
1229
1382
1325
1006
991
821
721
688
528
520
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:54AM0.73m
4:13PM0.96m
4:34AM0.79m
4:21PM0.88m
5:22AM0.82m
4:23PM0.82m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.48m
9:30AM0.42m
10:36PM0.45m
10:07AM0.49m
10:48PM0.41m
10:46AM0.57m
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7:26
7:26
7:26
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5:30
5:30
5:31
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
11
9
10
8
8
8
9
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
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