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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 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?
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | 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 13 | |
560 | 437 | 567 | 571 | 330 | 325 | 305 | 244 | 240 | 205 | 264 | 318 | 318 | 310 | 330 | 509 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 336 | 1043 | 1224 | 1551 | 1481 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:24AM0.85m | 9:21PM0.58m | 10:47AM0.96m | 10:04PM0.56m | 11:15AM1.05m | 10:39PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.52m | 3:07AM0.36m | 6:02PM0.47m | 3:38AM0.30m | 6:30PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | 5:15 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | 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 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 560 | 436 | 363 | 370 | 330 | 325 | 305 | 151 | 117 | 99 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 310 | 330 | 509 | 309 | 305 | 355 | 336 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | S 20 |
| kJ | 19 | 437 | 380 | 380 | 61 | 134 | 127 | 244 | 240 | 205 | 167 | 318 | 318 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 82 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 17 | 65 | — | — | — | 206 | 203 | 201 | 264 | 86 | 77 | 47 | 47 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 27 | — | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 374 | — | 567 | 571 | 314 | 264 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 24 | 75 | 120 | 1043 | 1224 | 1551 | 1481 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 92 | 92 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 137 | 138 | 143 | 148 | 148 |
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