Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 422 | 440 | 466 | 590 | 573 | 605 | 1081 | 1896 | 2795 | 2955 | 3051 | 2622 | 2472 | 2027 | 1707 | 1420 | 1179 | 1041 | 879 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | 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 |
High Tide | 1:21PM0.86m | 1:32AM0.71m | 1:44PM0.83m | 1:48AM0.80m | 2:05PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.21m | 7:27AM0.18m | 7:50PM0.21m | 7:59AM0.14m | 7:58PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 440 | 422 | 440 | 466 | 590 | 573 | 579 | 503 | 1896 | 2795 | 2955 | 3051 | 2622 | 2472 | 2027 | 1707 | 1420 | 1179 | 1041 | 879 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 87 | 136 | 239 | 290 | 441 | 605 | 1081 | 374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | — | SSW 23 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | 53 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 100 | 124 | 97 | 82 | 110 | 114 | 129 | 129 | 122 | 90 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 3 | 552 | 3 | 199 | 722 | 822 | 1243 | 1837 | 1371 | 1037 | 929 | 916 | 337 | 500 | 258 | 300 | 500 | 170 |
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