West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 30 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
2.3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
726
746
777
856
833
821
821
726
706
666
647
570
570
511
616
596
1053
1960
2049
2499
2723
3550
2601
2415
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
25
N
20
NNW
30
N
40
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03AM0.71m
1:37PM1.09m
1:20AM0.69m
2:03PM1.14m
1:36AM0.66m
2:29PM1.17m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.39m
6:46AM0.31m
8:15PM0.39m
7:03AM0.27m
8:46PM0.40m
7:20AM0.24m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
22
21
21
21
22
24
25
23
23
21
20
14
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
18
18
15
14
14
14
15
18
19
20
19
18
15
7
9
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
2.5
WSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
3
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
726
746
777
856
833
821
821
726
706
666
647
570
570
511
518
596
268
1960
1112
878
1460
2641
907
689
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
3
15
9
9
17
17
7
7
4
7
4
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
5
Energy kJ
16
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.4
N
6
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
2.1
WNW
6
2.1
W
8
2
W
9
2.3
WSW
10
0.6
NW
5
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
36
45
56
88
92
75
88
64
62
94
117
69
80
318
616
582
1053
15
2049
2499
2723
3550
2601
2415
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
5
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
73
73
86
154
154
86
86
86
73
0
0
0
485
168
485
172
165
165
165
469
166
612
545
545
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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