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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
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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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at West Cape today?
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
590 | 965 | 1036 | 1247 | 1339 | 1360 | 1155 | 969 | 777 | 603 | 473 | 367 | 324 | 291 | 434 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 431 | 478 | 562 | 581 | 546 | 753 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.07m | 5:03PM0.98m | 6:03PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.18m | 8:45AM0.23m | 8:42AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
590 | 965 | 1036 | 1247 | 1339 | 1360 | 1155 | 969 | 777 | 603 | 473 | 367 | 324 | 291 | 434 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 431 | 478 | 562 | 581 | 546 | 753 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
38 | 16 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 175 | 248 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 18 | 72 | 70 | 133 | 234 | 307 | 366 | 482 | 498 | 355 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 4 |
— | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 |
8 | 22 | 32 | 23 | — | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 258 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 86 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 86 | 73 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
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