West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 03 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313131313131312121212121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82593812711387134911841058947859780680613519405411316311227223216149147149114
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
NE
10
N
15
NNE
25
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
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-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
0.96
3:14AM
0.70
3:49PM
1.01
3:23AM
0.67
4:13PM
1.03
3:31AM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.19
9:44PM
0.26
9:06AM
0.15
10:10PM
0.29
9:20AM
0.12
10:37PM
0.34
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise-7:35-------7:37-------7:37------
Sunset----7:15-------7:14-------7:12---
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151616161514141515161818181617182021222220191919
Feels °C (?)1011121087898101314131113141618202016191919
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