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West Cape Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 ACST
How big are the waves at West Cape today?
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1191 | 812 | 645 | 450 | 383 | 455 | 816 | 802 | 694 | 614 | 440 | 1018 | 1679 | 1151 | 2356 | 3079 | 4684 | 4431 | 4066 | 3454 | 3584 | 3233 | 2536 | 2610 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:43PM 0.87 | 2:04AM 0.45 | 1:06PM 0.88 | 1:31AM 0.54 | 1:26PM 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:24PM 0.25 | 5:58AM 0.35 | 8:02PM 0.27 | 6:41AM 0.27 | 7:54PM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Yorke Peninsula
The wind is still offshore at West Cape (light winds from the NNW at Stenhouse Bay 10 km from West Cape). 1.2m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 0.7m 12s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 52 min ago
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