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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 pm Thursday 30 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at West Cape today?
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
726 | 746 | 777 | 856 | 833 | 821 | 821 | 726 | 706 | 666 | 647 | 570 | 570 | 511 | 616 | 596 | 1053 | 1960 | 2049 | 2499 | 2723 | 3550 | 2601 | 2415 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | |
High Tide | 1:03AM0.71m | 1:37PM1.09m | 1:20AM0.69m | 2:03PM1.14m | 1:36AM0.66m | 2:29PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.39m | 6:46AM0.31m | 8:15PM0.39m | 7:03AM0.27m | 8:46PM0.40m | 7:20AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 726 | 746 | 777 | 856 | 833 | 821 | 821 | 726 | 706 | 666 | 647 | 570 | 570 | 511 | 518 | 596 | 268 | 1960 | 1112 | 878 | 1460 | 2641 | 907 | 689 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | NW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 45 | 56 | 88 | 92 | 75 | 88 | 64 | 62 | 94 | 117 | 69 | 80 | 318 | 616 | 582 | 1053 | 15 | 2049 | 2499 | 2723 | 3550 | 2601 | 2415 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 86 | 154 | 154 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 485 | 168 | 485 | 172 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 469 | 166 | 612 | 545 | 545 |
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