West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
295
286
200
440
422
440
472
590
573
605
1081
1896
2795
2955
3051
2982
2472
2027
1707
1420
1281
1041
879
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21AM0.62m
1:21PM0.86m
1:32AM0.71m
1:44PM0.83m
1:48AM0.80m
2:05PM0.78m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.24m
7:41PM0.21m
7:27AM0.18m
7:50PM0.21m
7:59AM0.14m
7:58PM0.20m
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1
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2
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Temp °C
17
15
14
15
16
16
16
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
Feels °C
16
14
14
16
16
15
14
10
11
10
8
7
4
5
3
2
2
1
-1
-2
-1
1
2
5
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