West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Fri morning, gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
2.3
WSW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2266
2475
2641
2300
2300
2068
1761
1697
1654
1613
1491
1432
1413
1273
1155
874
696
2545
6236
3329
3731
4201
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
70
W
75
W
60
SSW
65
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:23AM0.88m
10:10AM0.91m
12:06PM1.00m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.29m
10:37PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
5
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
9
8
9
7
8
8
9
11
7
7
7
7
7
7
-1
-3
2
-1
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