West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.1° 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 10PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141313131413131212121615151515141415161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4722512481601832084516617697345584714096831082106810391011899813924195321851925
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.67
12:40AM
0.85
1:06PM
0.78
1:10AM
0.83
1:24PM
0.90
1:36AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.40
7:03AM
0.32
7:04PM
0.32
7:11AM
0.31
7:42PM
0.27
7:22AM
0.29
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47
Sunset--6:00------5:59-------5:58------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151516151515151517171818181818181818171616151414
Feels °C (?)131314141515141416161818171716151517151515121111
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