West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 3 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is

17.6°C

West Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at West Cape today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	778	819	1021	919	809	721	1871	1958	2150	2834	2944	2862	2462	2027	1710	1637	1285	1069	976	878	710	639	546
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	SW	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	12:49PM0.61m				1:23AM0.65m				1:14PM0.58m					1:32AM0.78m				1:34PM0.55m				1:52AM0.89m
Low Tide			7:03PM0.32m					7:32AM0.32m			7:00PM0.28m					8:06AM0.26m			7:07PM0.23m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	14	11	12	12	11
Feels °C	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	7	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	6	3	5	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	778	819	591	919	809	721	1871	1958	2150	2834	2944	2862	2462	2027	1710	1637	1285	1069	976	878	710	639	546
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	99	98	206	304	459	546	310	581	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	SW 15	—	SW 14	—	SSW 14	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	1021	—	—	—	—	—	9	2404	—	2544	—	1127	12	15	8	8	20	45	41	44	56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Marley NSW - Illawarra	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula	Trespassers SA - Yorke Peninsula	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	7	1	2	4	4	3	3	1	3	2	5	2	2	4
Distance (km)	11	143	722	11	11	11	11	11	11	722	1199	948	52	29	52	52	1314	52	1205	1037	26	17	81
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head			Spits	Spits	Spits	A-Bay (Willyama Bay)	Rhino Head	Rhino Head					Spits							Daly Heads	Daly Heads
Rating (10 max)	2			3	3	3	2	3	3					4							3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Fairhaven VIC - Torquay	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	7	4	4	4	5	4	4	1	3	3	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5

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