Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1370 | 1382 | 2204 | 1788 | 793 | 2206 | 2201 | 2212 | 2390 | 2238 | 1704 | 1580 | 1647 | 2913 | 2770 | 3039 | 2963 | 2925 | 2723 | 2550 | 2199 | 1907 | 1881 | 1638 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:26AM0.85m | 3:14PM0.69m | 6:24AM0.82m | 2:17PM0.68m | 8:17AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.20m | 11:04AM0.57m | 10:29PM0.21m | 11:47AM0.66m | 10:43PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1370 | 307 | 2204 | 1788 | 793 | 945 | 269 | 2212 | 2390 | 621 | 1704 | 1580 | 1647 | 2913 | 2770 | 3039 | 2963 | 2925 | 2723 | 2550 | 2199 | 1907 | 1881 | 1638 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 452 | 211 | 155 | — | — | — | 502 | 550 | 244 | 186 | 1062 | 973 | 786 | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 87 | 227 | 368 | 483 | 634 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 260 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1382 | 1357 | 480 | 423 | 2206 | 2201 | — | — | 2238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 545 | 545 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 143 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
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