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Cape Young Husband Surf Forecast
/ SA – Kangaroo Island (8 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Cape Young Husband surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 29 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cape Young Husband surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Young Husband sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
330 | 435 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 336 | 1286 | 1474 | 1783 | 1569 | 1553 | 1560 | 1806 | 1933 | 1832 | 1795 | 1906 | 1882 | 1969 | 1898 | 2904 | 2937 | 2608 | 2069 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:04PM0.56m | 11:15AM1.05m | 10:39PM0.56m | 11:43AM1.11m | 11:11PM0.55m | 12:12PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.30m | 6:30PM0.43m | 4:09AM0.26m | 7:00PM0.41m | 4:37AM0.23m | 7:31PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  |  |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 330 | 435 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 336 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 2904 | 2937 | 2608 | 2069 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 20 | SW 19 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 5 | 77 | 77 | 46 | 28 | 21 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 29 | 109 | 162 | 1286 | 1474 | 1783 | 1569 | 1553 | 1560 | 1806 | 1933 | 1832 | 1795 | 1906 | 1882 | 1969 | 1898 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 85 | 138 | 148 | 138 | 150 | 469 | 469 | 520 | 137 | 469 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 661 | 650 | 582 | 407 | 113 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
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