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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 19 Jan 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
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)21s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)19s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.8
SW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212222120191818171716161616151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7467468168907972141604294232261896198835792823308218322354153212481039911813726641534
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.01
3:56PM
0.39
4:06AM
0.99
4:14PM
0.45
4:30AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.14
10:51AM
0.14
8:57PM
0.12
11:02AM
0.15
9:33PM
0.11
11:12AM
0.17
Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:30---
Sunset8:37-------8:37-------8:37-------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717171820232320181717161617191714141414151718
Feels °C (?)1212121214171918141312121210121410677791212
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