Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 847 | 1676 | 1688 | 2034 | 4650 | 6317 | 6486 | 8067 | 7607 | 8168 | 23308 | 22111 | 18248 | 13817 | 8040 | 6485 | 5543 | 4214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:06AM0.46m | 12:04PM1.11m | 00:28AM0.51m | 12:31PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.35m | 4:10AM0.37m | 7:46PM0.32m | 5:03AM0.34m | 7:54PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 712 | 711 | 898 | 612 | 1507 | 2549 | 3219 | — | — | — | 23308 | 22111 | 18248 | 13817 | 7714 | 6485 | 5543 | 4214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | WSW 16 | S 14 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | — | — | 273 | 4 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 847 | 1676 | 1688 | 2034 | 4650 | 6317 | 6486 | 8067 | 7607 | 8168 | 13480 | 12555 | 11282 | 9873 | 8040 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 143 | 148 | 140 | 140 | 989 | 1158 | 983 | 665 | 1148 | 665 | 982 | 982 | 1164 | 1295 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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