Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Young Husband today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Young Husband at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Young Husband. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
3325 | 4310 | 3586 | 2606 | 2261 | 1919 | 1756 | 1730 | 1498 | 1191 | 990 | 899 | 1092 | 1077 | 1075 | 1135 | 1580 | 1945 | 2192 | 5492 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.01m | 00:15AM0.56m | 11:50AM1.06m | 00:19AM0.63m | 12:13PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.32m | 4:43AM0.41m | 7:01PM0.30m | 5:23AM0.35m | 7:05PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
3325 | 4310 | 3586 | 2606 | 2261 | 1919 | 1756 | 1730 | 1498 | 1191 | 990 | 899 | 1092 | 1077 | 1075 | 1135 | 1580 | 1945 | 1680 | 5492 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — |
— | 90 | 59 | 59 | — | — | 49 | — | 102 | 264 | 129 | 22 | 86 | 169 | 293 | 538 | 869 | 1491 | 2192 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 13 | S 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 54 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 12 | 26 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | 3619 | 3110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 43 | 583 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
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