West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1568
1326
1308
1196
1092
1077
1077
1196
1380
1664
1983
2107
2080
2107
2107
2003
1953
1929
2009
1832
2035
1832
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
5
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:43AM0.89m
12:31PM0.54m
5:42AM0.79m
10:56AM0.73m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.54m
8:52PM0.09m
8:48PM0.13m
8:22PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
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5:54
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7:27
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Temp °C
12
12
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
12
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
12
10
11
9
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
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