West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
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)
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
872
892
761
1147
1505
2173
2708
2544
2544
2862
3026
3090
3130
2832
2796
2796
2590
2233
1914
1728
1480
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:22AM0.84m
4:05PM0.77m
7:44AM0.86m
2:11PM0.76m
9:46AM0.90m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.66m
11:29PM0.35m
1:03PM0.75m
11:56PM0.35m
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
6
5
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
7
9
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