West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 09 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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)19s
Afternoon (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2954
2825
2610
6632
5887
5921
5435
5185
4553
4209
3756
3293
3058
2692
2157
1761
1585
1441
1343
1271
1588
2008
2084
2084
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:58AM0.46m
1:26PM0.97m
1:44AM0.54m
1:52PM0.94m
1:50AM0.64m
2:12PM0.89m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.32m
8:24PM0.27m
6:58AM0.24m
8:21PM0.28m
7:34AM0.19m
8:21PM0.28m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
5
2
3
2
4
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
5
6
7
7
8
10
11
12
13
12
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