West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

Issued: 8 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (02 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
!
5
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
705
737
1134
1922
2415
2843
4128
6546
7202
7340
7319
6957
6797
8955
5024
4110
3484
2822
2197
2004
1641
1403
1307
1115
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
40
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
W
55
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:35AM0.57m
3:11PM1.24m
3:03AM0.60m
3:38PM1.20m
3:32AM0.64m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.45m
7:33AM0.38m
10:32PM0.46m
8:08AM0.38m
10:48PM0.47m
8:45AM0.40m
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
4
4
6
7
8
9
10
9
9
10
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
293
477
472
218
8955
2848
4110
3484
2822
2197
2004
1641
1403
1307
1115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
705
737
1134
1922
2415
2843
4128
6546
7202
7340
7319
6957
6797
6128
5024
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
478
836
1257
1243
545
1191
734
1193
1191
1191
1191
1191
1060
1060
1250
52
11
29
26
10
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
8
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
6
7
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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