Surf Forecasts:
Cape Vidal surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, S swell with 2,931 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cape Vidal this week:
The surf forecast for Cape Vidal over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cape Vidal in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cape Vidal over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4182 | 1929 | 2408 | 1435 | 836 | 857 | 689 | 340 | 194 | 155 | 102 | 77 | 140 | 142 | 116 | 111 | 120 | 276 | 277 | 827 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.85m | 6:02AM1.82m | 6:28PM1.83m | 6:36AM1.76m | 7:05PM1.80m | 7:13AM1.68m | 7:46PM1.74m | 7:58AM1.58m | 8:36PM1.66m | 8:55AM1.47m | 9:42PM1.58m | 10:14AM1.40m | 11:08PM1.55m | 11:50AM1.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.34m | 12:13PM0.24m | 00:33AM0.39m | 12:47PM0.29m | 1:12AM0.45m | 1:24PM0.37m | 1:57AM0.52m | 2:09PM0.46m | 2:53AM0.60m | 3:07PM0.55m | 4:06AM0.66m | 4:26PM0.61m | 5:36AM0.65m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 |
 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4182 | 1929 | 2408 | 1435 | 836 | 857 | 689 | 340 | 194 | 130 | 102 | 77 | 76 | 52 | 116 | 111 | 33 | 118 | 277 | 827 | 510 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 612 | 121 | 89 | 12 | 84 | 57 | 58 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 66 | 142 | 29 | 29 | 120 | 18 | 68 | 41 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 21 | E 11 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SE 12 | S 9 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 127 | 123 | 9 | 88 | 13 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 166 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | 28 | 43 | 155 | 82 | 56 | 140 | 86 | 49 | 51 | 163 | 276 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 0 | 88 | 162 | 34 | 0 | 244 | 118 | 135 | 228 | 118 | 244 | 240 | 118 | 88 | 538 | 88 | 88 | 244 | 88 | 30 |
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