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westcape at the light house end, shore break., West Cape

West Cape

4:00 pm 18 Apr 1991

smooth, The Well

The Well

8:16 am 27 Sep 2011


Cape Kersaint ratings
Quality on a good day: 1.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Cape Kersaint Surf Forecast / Australia

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 14 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012

Cape Kersaint surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.2
SSW 		2.2
S 		3.0
SSE 		2.5
SSE 		3.0
SSE 		3.0
SSE 		2.5
SSE 		1.8
SSW 		2.4
S 		2.1
S 		1.9
S 		1.6
S 		1.4
SSE 		1.2
SSE 		1.0
SSE 		0.9
SSE 		0.8
SSE 		0.5
SSW
Period (s) (?) 14 8 10 9 10 10 10 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 14
Surfscale
Wave
Graph
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Max-energy 512 643 1739 1282 1467 1846 1552 1793 2647 1804 1303 825 579 383 245 177 125 105
Wind
(km/h) 		25 SSE 50 S 55 SSE 40 SSE 45 SSE 45 SE 40 SSE 35 ESE 30 ESE 25 ESE 25 ESE 20 E 20 ESE 25 E 20 NE 15 ENE 20 NE 20 NNE
Wind State (?) on on on on cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross cross-
on		 cross cross cross cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 off
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Cape Kersaint blow from the N
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
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11:05PM
0.49 		11:44AM
1.15
11:27PM
0.49
12:14PM
1.16 		11:45PM
0.50
12:42PM
1.14 		12:04AM
0.52
1:08PM
1.11 		12:28AM
0.56
1:31PM
1.05 		1:00AM
0.59
Low Tide
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6:53PM
0.36 		3:58AM
0.29
7:25PM
0.36 		4:28AM
0.26
7:52PM
0.38 		4:58AM
0.24
8:12PM
0.41 		5:29AM
0.24
8:27PM
0.44 		6:00AM
0.26
8:39PM
0.45 		6:33AM
0.31
 

Note: the tide data above is for Vivonne Bay, Australia which is 6 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Cape Kersaint. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.
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Today's Cape Kersaint sea temperature is 17.7 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.1 max: 17.0 min: 15.3 °C)
Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Mon morning). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
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Summary some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - 8 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 13 14 14 13 14 13 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 12 12 11 12
Low °C 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 11
Chill °C (?) 11 11 11 10 11 10 10 10 12 11 11 10 10 8 10 10 9 10
Sunrise - - 6:54 - - 6:54 - - 6:56 - - 6:56 - - 6:56 - - 6:56
Sunset 16:44 - - 16:44 - - 16:44 - - 16:44 - - 16:43 - - 16:43 - -
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The above surf forecast table for Cape Kersaint provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Cape Kersaint can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cape Kersaint surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cape Kersaint) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Cape Kersaint may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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