West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 06 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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1558
1220
1014
814
600
480
511
579
640
1059
1691
1646
2714
2622
2561
2326
2404
2578
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
25
SW
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:17PM0.90m
3:19AM0.42m
12:56PM0.95m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.19m
8:52PM0.22m
4:57AM0.41m
8:32PM0.24m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
7
9
11
10
8
7
6
8
9
10
9
7
6
6
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