West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 23 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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
799
951
874
874
862
736
637
562
495
424
411
411
310
300
248
200
440
366
440
535
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
NE
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:26PM0.84m
1:21AM0.54m
12:54PM0.87m
1:21AM0.62m
1:21PM0.86m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.23m
6:19AM0.31m
7:34PM0.22m
6:54AM0.24m
7:41PM0.21m
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
20
21
23
22
20
21
24
18
18
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
16
15
16
15
17
17
14
15
20
15
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
12
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