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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 15 Feb 2026 ACDT
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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
19.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (15 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (15 Feb)3ft (0.9m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
3
2
0
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)191818181717161616161615141420191818171616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29638837537043940031036741663634925524834655293013822192223320032087235423902185
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NE
25
NNE
35
N
30
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.34
2:39AM
0.95
3:22PM
0.40
3:05AM
0.96
3:29PM
0.47
3:29AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
0.12
7:19PM
0.24
9:56AM
0.11
8:02PM
0.18
10:03AM
0.11
8:38PM
0.13
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset----8:16-------8:15-------8:15---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1-------2-------
Temp. °C182125282723222325252628282725231919171717171717
Feels °C (?)141822262422212225242325272421201715111111121314
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