West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.6° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
767
739
729
711
773
763
1048
1185
1267
1165
1014
1101
1149
1105
1216
1096
1068
949
836
1203
1290
1413
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
W
5
SSE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM0.63m
2:59AM0.99m
2:39PM0.55m
3:29AM1.00m
2:29PM0.50m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.17m
8:15PM0.14m
9:37AM0.23m
8:25PM0.10m
10:12AM0.32m
8:36PM0.08m
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part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
22
23
27
18
20
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
16
16
20
13
20
16
16
16
16
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
13
9
9
9
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