Cape Young Husband surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 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
14.9° 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 5PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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

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Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
5
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161515141414141615151517161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1422128312511219101396276274069497318072107246829673723440155375953587650224487455347464682
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
1.01
1:44AM
0.44
11:55AM
1.06
12:27AM
0.50
12:17PM
1.07
12:24AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.30
3:09AM
0.44
7:46PM
0.33
4:50AM
0.37
7:32PM
0.35
5:36AM
0.32
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset-5:51-------5:52-------5:52------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C151514151413131315161516151414141414131312121212
Feels °C (?)88810755679912111313121210111210101111
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Kangaroo Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cape Young Husband (light winds from the SSW at ParndanaCfsAws 26 km from Cape Young Husband). 1.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SW with a 0.6m 8s swell from the NW and a 0.3m 5s windswell, also from the NW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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26 km away, 1 h 4 min ago

7 km/h
SSW
0.0
14.9
Air / Water (°C)
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