Cape Young Husband surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 2AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)21s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)19s

Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
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3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.1
SW
22
1.4
SW
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.9
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1259
1259
1191
1103
1006
940
1123
1868
2216
2782
3348
3442
5181
5122
4797
4432
3903
3714
3668
3622
3283
2817
2544
2416
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:16PM0.75m
11:35AM0.67m
10:35PM0.75m
11:12AM0.79m
10:52PM0.73m
11:20AM0.91m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.63m
5:34AM0.44m
4:50PM0.53m
4:55AM0.42m
5:18PM0.45m
4:46AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:42
5:40
5:39
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
17
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
24
24
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
17
17
15
15
15
16
16
15
17
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
1259
1259
1191
1103
1006
940
1123
1307
1387
2782
3348
3442
5181
5122
4797
4432
3903
3714
3668
3622
3283
2817
2544
2416
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
27
0.2
SSW
26
0.4
SW
25
0.7
SW
24
1.1
SW
22
1.4
SW
21
1.7
SSW
20
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
15
66
156
563
1100
1868
2216
1326
1306
1109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
3
3
5
5
6
6
3
4
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
43
29
29
0
29
43
47
47
43
43
0
0
29
29
84
43
43
43
43
43
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
3
3
6
5
6
6
4
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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