Cape Young Husband surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 08 May 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
17.6° 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 9AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
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1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8226
7310
6771
6741
7046
5314
7225
4948
4511
4100
3504
3065
2707
2381
2036
1765
1497
1290
1114
1096
997
980
701
741
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:01AM0.55m
3:02PM0.98m
3:41PM0.89m
4:47PM0.79m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.51m
7:00AM0.27m
7:04AM0.34m
6:34AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:30
5:30
5:29
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
8226
7310
6771
6741
7046
5314
7225
4948
4511
4100
3504
3065
2707
2381
2036
1765
1497
1290
1114
1096
997
980
701
741
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
165
382
449
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
0.9
SE
4
Energy kJ
6411
6148
5257
4902
5153
5277
5204
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
113
113
43
583
1204
1164
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
92
92
43
92
92
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
3
6
5
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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