West Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Yorke Peninsula, Australia)

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West Cape Surf Guide

West Cape in Yorke Peninsula is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A choice of left and right reefs. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rips, rocks, sharks and isolation.

West Cape Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	18.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing West Cape:

The best conditions reported for surf at West Cape occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf West Cape (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing West Cape with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in July while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

49%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore West Cape Location Map

Interactive West Cape surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to West Cape is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 158 km (98 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to West Cape is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 457 km (284 miles) away.

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West Cape Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 23:56 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	18	18	17	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	cross- on

What does West Cape look like?

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Credit: Faully Credit: steeve whitehead

Tides at West Cape

Current tide and informaton

For Pondalowie Bay, Australia, 1 km from West Cape.

Next High Water: 02:05am | 0.59m

Next Low Water: 08:29am | 0.28m

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West Cape Sea Temperature

The West Cape water temperature is reasonably warm (18.1 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (12.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite