
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1138 | 1019 | 686 | 588 | 495 | 669 | 659 | 600 | 579 | 557 | 518 | 455 | 1712 | 2622 | 3125 | 3287 | 3770 | 3496 | 2948 | 2702 | 2506 | 2035 | 1572 | 3473 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:23AM0.67m | 11:49AM0.68m | 2:02AM0.52m | 12:40PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.27m | 7:30PM0.26m | 6:34AM0.41m | 7:27PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
4 | 379 | 686 | 588 | 495 | 669 | 374 | 600 | 579 | 557 | 518 | 374 | 1712 | 2622 | 3125 | 3287 | 3770 | 3496 | 2948 | 2702 | 2506 | 2035 | 1572 | 3473 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | ENE 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 19 | — |
7 | 2 | 44 | 36 | 22 | 87 | 22 | 118 | 162 | 115 | 306 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 617 | 1183 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 26 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 13 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1138 | 1019 | — | — | 44 | 3 | 659 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 143 | 11 | 11 | 500 | 552 | 52 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
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