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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 ACDT
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West Cape surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Cape sea temperature is
19.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)161616151414201918181716161616141414141213131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41663634925524834655293016522528256122972384235424212090190218491504140312281173959944
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
W
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.40
3:05AM
0.96
3:29PM
0.47
3:29AM
0.95
3:41PM
0.55
3:52AM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.11
8:02PM
0.18
10:03AM
0.11
8:38PM
0.13
10:10AM
0.13
9:12PM
0.10
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset----8:15-------8:15-------8:14---
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C252626292926252219181717171717161617171818171717
Feels °C (?)232323262623212016131111111213121314141414151717
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