Cape Young Husband surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 16 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
17.6° C
(Which is 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 9AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
2
3
!
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1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121215151514141414161615141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)944899225922292169211119561812270450175069452236192886259424361866155113051129936706568429
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.86
11:52AM
0.97
12:01AM
0.82
12:13PM
1.06
12:20AM
0.75
12:37PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
0.31
6:12PM
0.28
5:44AM
0.29
6:46PM
0.27
5:54AM
0.25
7:20PM
0.29
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:46-------6:46-------6:47----
Sunset-----5:55-------5:53-------5:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616192018161615151413141414131211111420221920
Feels °C (?)14141316171614141312109111111108881016191616
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