Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 4PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3023 | 2483 | 2125 | 1831 | 1805 | 1805 | 2862 | 2632 | 2396 | 2162 | 1611 | 1394 | 940 | 833 | 799 | 586 | 503 | 495 | 488 | 352 | 335 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:22PM0.75m | 2:54AM0.96m | 1:15PM0.71m | 3:24AM0.89m | 12:32PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.50m | 7:42PM0.18m | 8:54AM0.58m | 7:52PM0.21m | 9:16AM0.66m | 7:51PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3023 | 2483 | 2125 | 1831 | 1805 | 1805 | 2862 | 2632 | 2396 | 2162 | 1611 | 1394 | 940 | 833 | 799 | 586 | 503 | 495 | 488 | 352 | 335 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 20 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 1133 | 938 | — | 196 | 692 | — | 623 | — | — | 582 | — | — | 62 | 60 | 38 | 94 | 96 | 122 | 55 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 90 | 159 | 255 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | N 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 84 | 94 | 103 | 108 | 117 | 87 | 80 | 110 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
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