West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
1.3
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1137
882
718
799
924
836
668
573
483
1363
627
436
577
1124
973
1160
1165
1014
979
991
920
1381
1753
2012
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:23AM0.83m
4:16PM0.83m
5:05AM0.87m
4:17PM0.73m
6:00AM0.88m
3:31PM0.66m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.36m
10:16AM0.40m
10:29PM0.34m
11:00AM0.49m
10:41PM0.32m
11:56AM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
7
8
9
8
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
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