West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 21 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1200
1123
1092
1077
874
874
706
504
595
603
464
650
746
1028
1232
1020
899
706
588
511
431
411
398
398
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM1.14m
5:01PM1.05m
5:43PM0.95m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.29m
8:24AM0.34m
8:49AM0.42m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
19
14
14
15
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
12
13
13
14
12
10
11
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1200
1123
1092
1077
874
874
706
504
595
603
464
650
746
1028
1232
1020
899
706
588
511
431
411
398
398
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
Energy kJ
224
64
64
1
2
1
9
9
9
35
37
42
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
Energy kJ
2
3
7
7
10
7
7
12
23
17
22
40
42
33
36
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
73
0
14
3
3
73
14
86
86
86
73
3
86
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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