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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
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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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at West Cape today?
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
434 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 431 | 492 | 647 | 640 | 574 | 918 | 705 | 1147 | 917 | 1019 | 1049 | 1049 | 938 | 892 | 653 | 643 | 653 | 663 | 529 | 520 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:03PM0.88m | 9:28PM0.80m | 11:22PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.32m | 7:53AM0.41m | 6:49AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | |
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
434 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 431 | 492 | 647 | 529 | 555 | 918 | 464 | 1147 | 917 | 1019 | 1049 | 1049 | 938 | 388 | 653 | 643 | 653 | 663 | 529 | 520 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | W 5 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 |
18 | 72 | 70 | 133 | 234 | 307 | 366 | 640 | 574 | 355 | 705 | 305 | — | 15 | — | 136 | 200 | 7 | — | — | — | 26 | 101 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | ENE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 26 | — |
9 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 4 | SE 3 | SSW 4 | SE 3 | — | — |
22 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 6 | — | 15 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 892 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 52 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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