West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
2.1
W
8
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1212
1196
1077
1063
874
886
886
726
726
746
777
856
833
821
899
726
706
666
579
570
570
511
632
471
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNW
15
NE
25
NNW
55
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM0.74m
1:13PM1.00m
1:03AM0.71m
1:37PM1.09m
1:20AM0.69m
2:03PM1.14m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.42m
6:32AM0.36m
7:43PM0.39m
6:46AM0.31m
8:15PM0.39m
7:03AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:40
5:39
5:38
1
5
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
23
23
22
22
24
25
24
23
21
21
21
21
24
25
24
23
21
20
17
15
17
20
22
21
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
16
14
14
14
14
18
20
18
18
20
16
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1212
1196
1077
1063
874
886
886
726
726
746
777
856
833
821
899
726
706
666
579
570
570
511
457
471
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.7
SW
16
0.2
W
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
7
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
5
2
1
257
3
9
4
6
7
4
4
3
23
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.7
N
5
1.7
NNW
6
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
8
Energy kJ
15
23
23
13
8
24
45
56
73
75
92
71
61
47
69
110
67
25
164
632
466
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
3
3
73
6
0
3
3
73
86
154
86
86
86
86
90
86
86
0
0
485
485
667
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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