West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (20 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
589
567
710
1431
1475
1582
1626
2095
2119
2309
2357
2357
3121
2779
2612
2295
2295
2055
2083
2325
2418
2204
1885
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
35
NW
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
SE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:36AM0.73m
10:57AM0.73m
11:52AM0.79m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.17m
9:20PM0.22m
8:20PM0.25m
7:38PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
17
15
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
13
11
11
13
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
5
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
11
11
10
10
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