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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 8 pm Wednesday 27 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
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 afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
330 | 325 | 305 | 244 | 240 | 205 | 264 | 318 | 318 | 310 | 330 | 435 | 309 | 305 | 418 | 336 | 933 | 950 | 1245 | 387 | 1170 | 1182 | 1280 | 1596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:21PM0.58m | 10:47AM0.96m | 10:04PM0.56m | 11:15AM1.05m | 10:39PM0.56m | 11:43AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.52m | 3:07AM0.36m | 6:02PM0.47m | 3:38AM0.30m | 6:30PM0.43m | 4:09AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 330 | 325 | 305 | 155 | 117 | 91 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 310 | 330 | 435 | 309 | 305 | 418 | 336 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 369 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SW 18 | S 18 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 61 | 134 | 127 | 244 | 240 | 205 | 167 | 318 | 318 | 78 | 63 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | — | S 20 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 206 | 203 | 201 | 264 | 86 | 77 | 47 | 47 | 75 | 90 | 77 | 78 | 105 | 27 | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 328 | 277 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 53 | 111 | 933 | 950 | 1245 | 387 | 1170 | 1182 | 1280 | 1596 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 92 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 84 | 138 | 84 | 137 | 138 | 143 | 400 | 520 | 665 | 650 | 650 |
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