Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 607 | 244 | 169 | 236 | 278 | 210 | 228 | 320 | 320 | 235 | 382 | 529 | 1546 | 2295 | 1006 | 1212 | 1500 | 1253 | 1034 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:44PM0.43m | 5:31AM0.88m | 6:19AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.43m | 9:11PM0.07m | 9:21PM0.12m | 9:14PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 4 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 265 | 324 | 244 | 169 | 236 | 278 | 210 | 228 | 320 | 320 | 235 | 382 | 529 | 790 | 529 | 1006 | 1212 | 7 | 419 | 1034 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | E 6 | SW 16 | E 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 41 | — | 77 | 40 | 130 | 74 | 43 | 37 | 15 | — | 49 | 13 | 59 | 77 | 421 | 8 | 10 | — | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 132 | 18 | 54 | 12 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 104 | 607 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 111 | 165 | 1546 | 2295 | 62 | 8 | 1500 | 1253 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 1191 | 165 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 81 | 337 | 337 | 29 | 337 | 463 | 614 | 52 | 933 | 52 | 52 |
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