Cape Young Husband 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.01° S 137.18° E

Issued: 2 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Young Husband sea temperature is

15.4° C

Cape Young Husband surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (20 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Evening (20 Aug)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 20								Friday 21								Saturday 22
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	5	!	5	4	3	3	3	!	!	!	!	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2381	2955	2692	3142	3374	3738	3714	4356	4363	4517	3669	2886	5662	5264	5321	5639	5805	5731	5357	4606	4101	3866	3515	3467
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W
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	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			3:37AM0.89m			1:57PM0.76m					4:22AM0.84m			1:19PM0.74m					5:55AM0.79m		10:21AM0.78m
Low Tide				9:15AM0.59m				8:51PM0.22m					9:40AM0.69m			9:00PM0.26m				8:48AM0.78m				8:50PM0.31m


	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	15	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	14	13	12
Feels °C	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	8	10	9	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	10	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 24	SW 24	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	468	2130	2692	2481	1300	1402	1255	2007	4363	377	1087	1690	5662	5264	5321	4724	5805	22	141	4606	4101	3866	3515	3467
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SSW 18	SW 17	—	—	—	—	SW 24	SSW 24	SW 24	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19
kJ	357	609	771	—	—	—	—	—	455	455	775	1399	1467	—	—	—	—	22	108	87	471	548	769	1365
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	657	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2381	2955	2359	3142	3374	3738	3714	4356	—	4517	3669	2886	—	—	—	5639	—	5731	5357	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Troubridge Point SA - Yorke Peninsula	Portland VIC - Far West	Portland VIC - Far West	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Troubridge Point SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	5	3	3	1	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	6
Distance (km)	0	84	84	104	469	469	43	43	43	43	43	43	104	113	87	43	43	43	43	43	84	84	43	29
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband						Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay				Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay			Stokes Bay	Hanson Bay
Rating (10 max)	5						3	4	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	4			4	6
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	5	5	7	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	9	5	6	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	5	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	9	5	6	4	4

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