Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 12AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1918 | 1762 | 1895 | 1418 | 2709 | 2580 | 2702 | 2295 | 2341 | 1638 | 1374 | 1269 | 2499 | 2117 | 1671 | 1446 | 1314 | 1082 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM0.89m | 1:49PM0.88m | 2:29AM0.91m | 1:57PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.29m | 7:56AM0.36m | 8:04PM0.25m | 8:23AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 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 |
| kJ | 1918 | 1762 | 1895 | 1418 | 2709 | 2580 | 2702 | 2295 | 2341 | 1638 | 1374 | 1063 | 2499 | 2117 | 1671 | 1446 | 1314 | 1082 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 26 | SW 17 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SSW 22 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 737 | 55 | 87 | 253 | 652 | 308 | 1077 | 1296 | 1269 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 24 | SE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 55 | 15 | 58 | 59 | 165 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 11 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | 278 | 32 | 48 | 52 | 62 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 32 | 42 | 36 | 25 | 19 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 47 | 47 | 123 | 88 | 145 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
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