West Cape Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for West Cape

Issued: 8 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (07 Jun)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (07 Jun)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3538
3111
2931
2496
2133
2107
2241
2404
2357
2299
2054
1672
1344
1108
911
736
581
377
600
1230
1185
1384
2122
2349
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
NNW
50
NNW
30
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:29AM0.62m
5:32PM1.02m
6:18AM0.65m
6:21PM0.92m
8:26AM0.73m
7:24PM0.82m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.50m
1:08AM0.58m
10:31AM0.59m
1:54AM0.58m
12:19PM0.68m
2:42AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
 mm
4
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
7
7
5
4
4
6
8
8
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
18
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
Energy kJ
3538
3111
2931
2496
2133
2107
2241
2404
2357
2299
2054
1672
1344
1108
911
736
581
377
600
1230
1185
1384
2122
2349
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
6
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SW
20
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
13
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
0.5
W
6
1
N
6
Energy kJ
14
18
18
98
366
253
134
177
399
21
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
7
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.1
E
5
1
N
6
Energy kJ
4
10
21
1
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
2.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
15
17
24
31
41
54
71
109
166
205
237
236
237
134
119
149
1704
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
3
14
86
86
86
86
86
86
86
86
154
168
168
173
173
705
733
849
916
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
9
6
9
7
9
8
7
6
5
9
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