
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
2109 | 1970 | 1899 | 1685 | 1643 | 1474 | 1185 | 1265 | 1185 | 988 | 671 | 575 | 1026 | 823 | 1750 | 1728 | 1441 | 572 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:05AM0.74m | 2:27PM0.83m | 2:25AM0.82m | 2:37PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.28m | 8:06AM0.18m | 8:23PM0.25m | 8:35AM0.19m | 8:29PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | N 5 | SW 16 | N 5 | SW 15 |
2109 | 1970 | 1899 | 1685 | 1643 | 1474 | 1185 | 1265 | 1185 | 988 | 671 | 398 | 1026 | 823 | 11 | 906 | 2 | 572 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 17 | N 5 | ENE 4 | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 387 | 575 | 40 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 |
— | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 83 | 10 | 23 | 1750 | 1728 | 1441 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 154 | 3 | 86 | 377 | 377 | 379 | 52 |
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