West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 8 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11AM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jun)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (19 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6721
5682
4797
3997
3927
3525
3212
2702
2320
1806
1622
1547
1254
1174
1048
953
856
844
736
630
612
358
783
763
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:21PM1.14m
3:09AM0.63m
4:46PM1.05m
4:20AM0.68m
5:06PM0.95m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.38m
11:50PM0.60m
9:00AM0.44m
11:47PM0.60m
9:44AM0.52m
11:55PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
6
5
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
881
1297
1146
3927
3525
3212
2702
2320
1806
1622
1547
1254
1174
1048
953
856
844
736
630
612
336
783
763
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
17
1
SW
17
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
1519
573
2
1
254
358
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
6721
5682
4797
3997
2954
1150
11
7
8
7
5
7
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
485
650
478
545
552
722
29
733
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
26
17
17
3
3
3
3
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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