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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 am Sunday 24 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 3PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
555 | 494 | 731 | 626 | 558 | 488 | 734 | 1007 | 659 | 541 | 487 | 666 | 784 | 915 | 865 | 859 | 1061 | 1261 | 1402 | 1647 | 978 | 862 | 765 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 3:43PM0.76m | 3:45PM0.67m | 10:19AM0.73m | 8:09PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.44m | 2:40AM0.53m | 2:11AM0.48m | 5:36PM0.59m | 2:36AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 5 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 555 | 494 | 15 | 626 | 558 | 488 | 734 | 1007 | 659 | 541 | 487 | 406 | 784 | 915 | 865 | 859 | 1061 | 1261 | 1402 | 1647 | 978 | 862 | 765 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | NW 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | E 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 68 | 102 | 179 | 219 | 452 | 666 | 183 | 132 | 132 | 271 | 274 | 216 | 182 | 239 | — | 292 | — | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 20 | ENE 5 | SSW 17 | ENE 5 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 |
| kJ | 37 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 28 | — | 82 | — | — | — | 346 | 334 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | WSW 12 | — | — | N 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 47 | 731 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 258 | 404 | 279 | 361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 101 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 92 | 43 | 263 | 848 | 111 | 43 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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