West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
4
4
3
5
6
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1438
2107
2518
2611
2598
2697
809
853
1014
2451
3307
3778
3911
4155
4317
4528
4317
5201
4819
4489
Wind (km/h)
40
N
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
N
30
WSW
35
SSW
25
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:19PM0.74m
2:19AM0.78m
2:34PM0.69m
2:39AM0.88m
2:46PM0.64m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.25m
8:35AM0.18m
8:18PM0.21m
9:04AM0.17m
8:26PM0.16m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:47
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6:46
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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 mm
2
2
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Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
18
20
18
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
8
6
6
7
8
8
10
10
12
13
14
11
11
14
16
13
9
10
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