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

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for South Australia - Kangaroo Island

  1. Http___www Surf South Oz: ‘Mid-Coast SA: Once again conditions are clean and glassy with light East winds this morning, and a few tiny lines of swell on the reefs. Surf is around 0.5' with rare bigger sets, and the tide heading out until around 9:20am.’
  2. Http___www Surf South Oz: ‘Mid-Coast SA: Once again conditions are clean and glassy with light East winds this morning, and a few small lines of swell on the reefs. Surf is around 1', and the tide heading out until around 9:20am. The incoming tide might give it a small lift mid-morning, and conditions should remain fairly clean for the next few hours.’
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Cape Younghusband Surf Forecast / Australia

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 08 am Monday 04 Jun 2012

Cape Younghusband 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 (?) 3.0
SSE
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Period (s) (?) 10 10 10 10 18 16 15 14 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 14 14 13
Surfscale
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Max-energy 1608 1537 1701 1810 1503 1793 917 1804 1190 728 488 307 229 177 129 261 439 316
Wind
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50
SSE 45
SSE 45
SSE 40
SE 40
SSE 35
ESE 25
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E 15
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NE 15
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Cape Younghusband blow from the N
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)
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

1:54PM
0.99
1:42AM
0.62
Low Tide
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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

8:55PM
0.44
 

Note: the tide data above is for Vivonne Bay, Australia which is 2 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Cape Younghusband. 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 Younghusband sea temperature is 17.7 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.2 max: 17.0 min: 15.3 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the E by Wed night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
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Summary rain shwrs some clouds cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear some clouds some clouds clear clear clear some clouds some clouds
Rain (mm) 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 15 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12
Low °C 15 13 14 13 13 13 14 13 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 12
Chill °C (?) 12 11 11 11 10 10 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 11 10
Sunrise 6:54 - - 6:54 - - 6:54 - - 6:56 - - 6:56 - - 6:56 - -
Sunset - 16:44 - - 16:44 - - 16:43 - - 16:43 - - 16:43 - - 16:43 -
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Information about the Cape Younghusband Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Cape Younghusband provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Cape Younghusband can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cape Younghusband 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 Younghusband) 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 Younghusband 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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