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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 8 am Friday 17 Apr 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
17.9° 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 1PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2344 | 2197 | 1647 | 1382 | 1255 | 1048 | 825 | 609 | 537 | 473 | 363 | 291 | 240 | 169 | 137 | 87 | 87 | 442 | 694 | 686 | 611 | 163 | 418 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 1.01 | 1:57AM 0.71 | 2:14PM 1.09 | 2:12AM 0.64 | 2:42PM 1.14 | 2:17AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:22AM 0.29 | 8:20PM 0.26 | 7:32AM 0.27 | 8:57PM 0.28 | 7:42AM 0.23 | 9:34PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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