Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Kersaint today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Kersaint at 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Kersaint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3940 | 3622 | 3283 | 2487 | 2487 | 2484 | 2484 | 1290 | 1547 | 1158 | 1925 | 1697 | 1552 | 2093 | 1987 | 1606 | 911 | 1253 | 1267 | 722 | 530 | 967 | 859 | 2320 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:29AM0.86m | 12:42PM0.93m | 00:48AM0.95m | 12:53PM0.88m | 1:10AM1.01m | 1:02PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.27m | 6:45PM0.30m | 6:58AM0.28m | 6:50PM0.25m | 7:23AM0.31m | 7:01PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 3940 | 3622 | 3283 | 2487 | 2487 | 2484 | 2484 | 1290 | 1547 | 862 | 1925 | 1697 | 1552 | 5 | 2 | 936 | 911 | 621 | 97 | 722 | 495 | 967 | 370 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | NW 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 553 | — | — | — | 808 | 486 | 1158 | — | 17 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 38 | 96 | 131 | 201 | 375 | 352 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 20 | — | 17 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 2093 | 1987 | 1606 | 67 | 1253 | 1267 | 71 | 530 | 509 | 859 | 2320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 5 | 129 | 24 | 5 | 142 | 303 | 303 | 117 | 145 | 145 | 45 | 454 | 117 | 145 | 115 | 142 |
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