Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Kersaint today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Kersaint at 4AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape Kersaint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 866 | 675 | 675 | 638 | 1266 | 1247 | 1325 | 798 | 1255 | 2626 | 2864 | 1782 | 4965 | 7014 | 6760 | 8347 | 8097 | 8402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:42PM0.41m | 11:36AM1.06m | 00:06AM0.46m | 12:04PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.37m | 2:42AM0.39m | 7:47PM0.35m | 4:10AM0.37m | 7:46PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 866 | 675 | 675 | 638 | 1266 | 1247 | 1325 | 798 | 689 | 372 | 409 | 1094 | 1167 | 2682 | 2686 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | W 16 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 266 | 229 | 355 | 17 | 440 | 352 | 293 | — | — | — | 257 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 439 | 1255 | 2626 | 2864 | 1782 | 4965 | 7014 | 6760 | 8347 | 8097 | 8402 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 142 | 403 | 403 | 148 | 635 | 668 | 145 | 142 | 993 | 987 | 987 | 668 | 1162 |
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