West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 2 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SW
22
2
WSW
21
2.1
SW
20
2.5
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
380
320
300
214
207
144
141
144
144
227
3323
3450
4698
5082
5430
5016
4235
4235
3670
3212
2865
2444
2080
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
25
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:20PM1.28m
1:54AM0.53m
3:53PM1.22m
2:18AM0.58m
4:21PM1.14m
3:09AM0.63m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.52m
7:41AM0.35m
11:55PM0.57m
8:20AM0.38m
11:50PM0.60m
9:00AM0.44m
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
9
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
11
8
10
11
7
6
5
4
3
4
5
8
5
4
6
7
5
4
3
4
5
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
SW
12
0.7
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
495
380
320
300
214
207
144
131
100
80
92
34
5
718
439
1519
648
3670
3212
2865
2444
2080
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
E
4
0.9
N
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
S
26
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
22
Energy kJ
29
19
1
49
2
13
141
144
144
227
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
Energy kJ
4
23
54
126
118
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
N
6
0.7
WNW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.6
NW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.9
NW
6
2
WSW
21
2.1
SW
20
2.5
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
1.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
75
161
181
19
85
119
148
117
143
172
275
3323
3450
4698
5082
5430
5016
4235
4235
2954
1214
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
Distance (km)
86
86
86
170
180
168
143
165
86
172
545
545
173
469
90
172
485
613
552
552
29
29
29
29
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
6
9
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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