Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 6PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2702 | 2295 | 2341 | 1638 | 1296 | 1269 | 2499 | 2117 | 1671 | 1446 | 1314 | 1082 | 875 | 783 | 783 | 799 | 2712 | 2709 | 2673 | 3032 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM0.88m | 2:29AM0.91m | 1:57PM0.84m | 3:01AM0.91m | 2:02PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.25m | 8:23AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.22m | 8:49AM0.51m | 8:35PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 2702 | 2295 | 2341 | 1638 | 1273 | 1063 | 2499 | 2117 | 1671 | 1446 | 1314 | 1082 | 875 | 783 | 783 | 799 | 631 | 614 | 365 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 21 | SSW 22 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 5 | SE 7 | E 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — |
| kJ | 253 | 652 | 308 | 1077 | 1296 | 1269 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 194 | 296 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 59 | 165 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 37 | 20 | 38 | 51 | 44 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 42 | 74 | 161 | 409 | 2712 | 2709 | 2673 | 3032 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 88 | 145 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 143 | 408 | 137 | 148 | 469 | 661 | 661 | 84 |
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