West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 27 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 11PM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)--
Evening (27 Apr)5ft (1.5m)20s

Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
21
1.5
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1391
1678
1944
1988
1781
2714
2683
2285
2129
1875
1829
1829
1672
1399
1308
1290
1308
1290
1171
1063
1048
886
802
726
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
S
20
NE
25
N
25
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59PM0.79m
12:42PM0.77m
00:24AM0.77m
12:52PM0.90m
00:44AM0.74m
1:13PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.54m
6:26AM0.44m
6:34PM0.47m
6:24AM0.41m
7:10PM0.42m
6:32AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:43
5:42
5:40
Temp °C
16
15
16
17
18
19
20
19
19
18
19
18
19
21
23
24
25
23
23
22
21
23
22
26
13
12
14
16
17
18
19
19
17
15
17
15
15
18
18
19
21
20
21
20
18
19
16
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.7
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
676
1678
1944
1988
1781
2714
2683
2285
2129
1875
1829
1829
1672
1399
1308
1290
1308
1290
1171
1063
1048
886
802
726
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
21
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
1391
701
680
591
609
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
Energy kJ
4
2
6
12
26
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
11
3
3
3
3
10
3
14
11
0
0
0
0
3
3
86
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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