West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 ACST
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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 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)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
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121214141414141313131314171716161616151414151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32536167629373672666661867361855357911871187955793793773686466528168425622562
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
S
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
1.16
2:07AM
0.54
3:46PM
1.13
1:36AM
0.54
4:22PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.20
10:13PM
0.42
8:06AM
0.17
10:56PM
0.51
8:20AM
0.16
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:48-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset---5:52-------5:51-------5:50----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131415171715161820212326262725232017161616151414
Feels °C (?)101113151512141618181720202121191915121212111111
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