
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
865 | 728 | 793 | 803 | 920 | 1364 | 1531 | 2039 | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2443 | 2641 | 2471 | 2300 | 2093 | 1761 | 1697 | 1654 | 1613 | 1610 | 1547 | 1413 | 1374 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:00AM0.88m | 3:31PM0.66m | 7:23AM0.88m | 10:10AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.32m | 11:56AM0.60m | 10:51PM0.30m | 10:54PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
865 | 728 | 793 | 803 | 920 | 1364 | 1531 | 2039 | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2443 | 2641 | 2471 | 2300 | 2093 | 1761 | 1697 | 1654 | 1613 | 1610 | 1547 | 1413 | 1374 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 20 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | 5 | 2 | 3 | 136 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 8 | — | 494 | 1312 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 27 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | W 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | N 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 19 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | N 5 | N 4 |
4 | 7 | — | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 36 | 18 | 22 | 86 | 134 | 106 | 120 | 98 | 48 | — | 10 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 77 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 470 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 0 |
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