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West Cape Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 ACSTForecast 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at West Cape today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
580 | 522 | 421 | 361 | 247 | 254 | 405 | 897 | 1394 | 2080 | 1792 | 2034 | 1626 | 2024 | 2471 | 3070 | 3263 | 2313 | 820 | 1111 | 1233 | 1086 | 1247 | 1319 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:07AM0.61m | 2:17PM1.26m | 1:33AM0.60m | 2:46PM1.26m | 1:56AM0.59m | 3:15PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.34m | 9:38PM0.50m | 7:05AM0.34m | 10:12PM0.50m | 7:29AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 20 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 580 | 522 | 421 | 361 | 247 | 202 | 144 | 108 | 222 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 820 | 366 | 299 | 295 | 38 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SW 21 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 41 | — | 18 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 140 | 140 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 683 | 68 | 37 | 22 | 37 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | 15 | 15 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 48 | 96 | 158 | 246 | 431 | 254 | 405 | 897 | 1394 | 2080 | 1792 | 2034 | 1626 | 2024 | 2471 | 3070 | 3263 | 2313 | — | 1111 | 1233 | 1086 | 1247 | 1319 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 154 | 168 | 633 | 667 | 903 | 916 | 1037 | 478 | 485 | 733 | 545 | 731 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 731 | 731 | 734 | 928 | 0 | 929 | 1191 | 1039 |
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