West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.5° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (04 Nov)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
8
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
10
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
418
374
374
604
1149
617
984
936
847
981
963
963
840
840
819
1021
834
809
1634
1847
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:14AM0.51m
12:05PM0.63m
1:54AM0.54m
12:49PM0.61m
1:23AM0.65m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.28m
5:36AM0.50m
7:24PM0.32m
6:51AM0.40m
7:03PM0.32m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
16
14
10
7
6
7
6
7
8
9
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
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