Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1413 | 1187 | 1155 | 957 | 696 | 1185 | 1410 | 1572 | 4105 | 6456 | 7740 | 9270 | 8534 | 7178 | 6463 | 5601 | 3544 | 3142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.00m | 12:59PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.28m | 9:54PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | N 5 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1413 | 1187 | 1155 | 957 | 696 | 1185 | 1410 | 1572 | 7 | 4966 | — | — | — | — | — | 5601 | 2080 | 3142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 21 | SSW 20 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 112 | 287 | — | — | 538 | 698 | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 83 | 119 | 74 | 48 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 4105 | 6456 | 7740 | 9270 | 8534 | 7178 | 6463 | 4760 | 3544 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 613 | 668 | 650 | 731 | 732 | 743 | 1039 | 11 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our West Cape surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest