Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 462 | 1300 | 1904 | 2229 | 2148 | 2144 | 1888 | 1626 | 1649 | 1466 | 1308 | 1196 | 1163 | 1048 | 849 | 656 | 628 | 495 | 488 | 424 | 363 | 341 | 330 | 244 | 240 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.03m | 2:20PM0.46m | 3:09AM1.05m | 2:34PM0.45m | 3:35AM1.05m | 2:47PM0.43m | 4:02AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.23m | 7:56PM0.09m | 10:06AM0.25m | 8:15PM0.07m | 10:35AM0.28m | 8:35PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 322 | 462 | 3 | 352 | 318 | 833 | 821 | 978 | 1099 | 1549 | 1466 | 1308 | 1196 | 1163 | 1048 | 849 | 656 | 628 | 495 | 488 | 424 | 363 | 341 | 330 | 244 | 240 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | S 22 |
| kJ | 104 | 56 | 90 | 1 | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | WNW 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 1300 | 1904 | 2229 | 2148 | 2144 | 1888 | 1626 | 1649 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 49 | 37 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 52 | 165 | 748 | 743 | 709 | 722 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 29 | 26 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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