Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 232 | 142 | 214 | 208 | 206 | 198 | 269 | 410 | 251 | 350 | 520 | 650 | 899 | 1229 | 2442 | 2326 | 2374 | 2314 | 1968 | 1669 | 1669 | 1563 | 1480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.02m | 1:42PM0.63m | 3:50AM0.94m | 12:40PM0.62m | 4:20AM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.55m | 8:05PM0.24m | 10:58AM0.61m | 8:00PM0.29m | 7:34PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 299 | 232 | 116 | 181 | 208 | 206 | 198 | 269 | 410 | 251 | 350 | 520 | 650 | 899 | 1229 | 2442 | 2326 | 2374 | 2314 | 1968 | 1669 | 1669 | 1563 | 1480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 155 | 152 | 142 | 214 | 71 | 93 | 73 | 71 | 6 | 48 | 81 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 727 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 195 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 145 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 104 | 29 | 0 | 84 |
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