Cape Young Husband surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 25 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
17.7° 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 11AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (25 Apr)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1116
1308
2925
1654
2527
1521
1886
1785
1737
1762
1438
1374
1259
1173
1191
1103
1006
925
1123
1868
2216
2782
3348
3442
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:49PM0.75m
9:50PM0.74m
2:20PM0.64m
10:16PM0.75m
11:35AM0.67m
10:35PM0.75m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.30m
6:49PM0.73m
6:31AM0.39m
4:28PM0.63m
5:34AM0.44m
4:50PM0.53m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
2
2
8
Temp °C
20
22
24
22
19
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
20
18
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
12
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
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
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
1116
888
2925
1654
2527
1521
1886
1785
1737
1762
1438
1374
1259
1173
1191
1103
1006
925
1123
1307
1319
2782
3348
3442
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SW
12
0.4
NE
4
0.8
SW
15
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
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
663
1308
991
671
7
335
15
66
156
563
1100
1868
2216
1261
1223
1109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
18
17
12
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
8
9
10
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
4
5
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
85
0
29
0
454
0
0
43
43
469
43
43
0
43
43
43
47
47
43
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
4
5
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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