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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 ACDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.2° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)161515141414131313131212121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138411381020911716586503437369352248244203200197164161123116114112137112145
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.78
1:39AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
0.10
11:23AM
0.09
10:56AM
0.08
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise--6:35-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset------8:32-------8:32-------8:31-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818192223201717171718222421192020182125262319
Feels °C (?)161614161918141011101012161913121514121721231915
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