Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1498 | 1191 | 990 | 899 | 1092 | 1077 | 990 | 1135 | 1558 | 1812 | 2556 | 5250 | 5642 | 6037 | 5497 | 4605 | 3976 | 3544 | 3142 | 2662 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:50AM1.06m | 00:19AM0.63m | 12:13PM1.08m | 00:30AM0.70m | 12:36PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.30m | 5:23AM0.35m | 7:05PM0.29m | 5:57AM0.29m | 7:12PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
1498 | 1191 | 990 | 899 | 1092 | 1077 | 990 | 1135 | 1558 | 1812 | 1536 | 5250 | 5642 | 6037 | 5497 | 4605 | 3976 | 3544 | 3142 | 2662 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | — | — |
102 | 264 | 129 | 22 | 86 | 169 | 293 | 538 | 869 | 1491 | 2556 | — | 26 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 20 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | 22 | 22 | 54 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 84 | 88 | 43 | 0 |
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