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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141313131313131312242221201918181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)424412606346336322493479632623689640630700591173322113108312018961988357928232501
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
0.31
3:15AM
1.02
3:40PM
0.35
3:41AM
1.01
3:56PM
0.39
4:06AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.17
10:40AM
0.13
8:21PM
0.14
10:51AM
0.14
8:57PM
0.12
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset--8:38-------8:37-------8:37-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242423192020192020201917161617182122191717171719
Feels °C (?)242221161817161815141312111212141718141213121215
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