West Cape Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.25° S 136.83° E

West Cape 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Cape sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
132
129
125
122
116
218
174
176
305
350
466
696
1282
1261
1297
1265
975
949
949
936
899
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
E
25
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
W
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:09AM0.89m
2:55PM0.49m
5:42AM0.82m
1:46PM0.49m
6:32AM0.74m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.44m
9:48PM0.13m
1:11PM0.49m
9:48PM0.18m
9:17PM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:37
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6:35
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7:38
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Temp °C
19
20
21
23
23
22
21
20
19
21
23
26
26
24
21
20
19
19
21
23
18
15
Feels °C
16
17
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
17
20
23
22
19
14
14
13
13
15
18
15
12
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