
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1343 | 1486 | 1672 | 1829 | 2109 | 1970 | 1899 | 1685 | 1643 | 1474 | 1185 | 1265 | 1185 | 988 | 671 | 575 | 1026 | 823 | 803 | 2447 | 2308 | 1654 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:12PM0.89m | 2:05AM0.74m | 2:27PM0.83m | 2:25AM0.82m | 2:37PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.19m | 8:21PM0.28m | 8:06AM0.18m | 8:23PM0.25m | 8:35AM0.19m | 8:29PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
1343 | 1486 | 1672 | 1829 | 2109 | 1970 | 1899 | 1685 | 1643 | 1474 | 1185 | 1265 | 1185 | 988 | 671 | 398 | 1026 | 823 | 803 | 1 | 406 | 657 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 17 | N 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 387 | 575 | 40 | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 5 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
7 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | 5 | 22 | 70 | 64 | 34 | 56 | 2447 | 2308 | 1654 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 86 | 41 | 0 | 478 | 469 |
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