Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 589 | 567 | 710 | 1431 | 1475 | 1582 | 1626 | 2095 | 2119 | 2309 | 2357 | 2357 | 3121 | 2779 | 2612 | 2295 | 2295 | 2055 | 2083 | 2325 | 2418 | 2204 | 1885 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36AM0.73m | 10:57AM0.73m | 11:52AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.17m | 9:20PM0.22m | 8:20PM0.25m | 7:38PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 5 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 146 | 589 | 567 | 710 | 12 | 746 | 305 | 716 | 2095 | 1552 | 2309 | 2357 | 2357 | 3121 | 2779 | 2612 | 2295 | 2295 | 2055 | 2083 | 2325 | 2418 | 2204 | 1885 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 6 | WSW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 197 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 82 | — | 574 | 1026 | 946 | 581 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | N 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 719 | 875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 51 | 86 | 64 | 1431 | 1475 | 1582 | 1626 | 1830 | 2119 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 168 | 731 | 11 | 1199 | 734 | 734 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 500 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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