Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 12AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
3908 | 3863 | 3714 | 3953 | 3283 | 6171 | 5627 | 5562 | 4553 | 3880 | 3573 | 2982 | 2481 | 1900 | 1715 | 1480 | 2390 | 1610 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:25AM0.92m | 1:32PM0.92m | 1:49AM0.98m | 1:44PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.28m | 7:28AM0.26m | 7:34PM0.26m | 7:59AM0.31m | 7:42PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
3908 | 3863 | 3714 | 3953 | 3283 | 6171 | 5627 | 5562 | 4553 | 3880 | 3573 | 2982 | 2481 | 1900 | 1715 | 1480 | 1328 | 1610 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
861 | 851 | 548 | 746 | 1660 | 1933 | 3383 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 502 | 327 | 465 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 |
22 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 799 | 790 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 7 | SW 15 | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 29 | 49 | 35 | 138 | 2390 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 1148 | 1156 | 143 | 469 | 138 |
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