Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 205 | 233 | 367 | 822 | 1098 | 1305 | 1498 | 1650 | 1571 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 581 | 548 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.07m | 2:57PM0.41m | 4:19AM1.04m | 2:36PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.09m | 10:53AM0.26m | 8:42PM0.06m | 11:35AM0.34m | 8:57PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 123 | 205 | 233 | 367 | 822 | 1098 | 1305 | 1498 | 1650 | 1571 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 581 | 548 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 49 | 118 | 107 | 82 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 314 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 56 | 49 | 23 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 545 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 170 | 165 | 170 | 3 | 14 |
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