West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2109
1970
1899
1685
1643
1474
1185
1265
1185
988
671
575
1026
823
1750
1728
1441
572
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
35
NNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:05AM0.74m
2:27PM0.83m
2:25AM0.82m
2:37PM0.76m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.28m
8:06AM0.18m
8:23PM0.25m
8:35AM0.19m
8:29PM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
16
16
16
18
19
20
22
19
19
17
16
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
15
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
12
12
14
10
8
9
10
9
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