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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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at West Cape today?
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | |
1646 | 515 | 471 | 1573 | 1432 | 437 | 429 | 502 | 553 | 539 | 1200 | 1123 | 1092 | 1077 | 874 | 874 | 706 | 451 | 595 | 603 | 457 | 641 | 746 | 1265 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:11AM0.53m | 3:48PM1.22m | 4:24PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.52m | 7:35AM0.27m | 7:59AM0.29m | 8:24AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
124 | 255 | 370 | 224 | 249 | 437 | 429 | 445 | 427 | 442 | 1200 | 1123 | 1092 | 1077 | 874 | 874 | 706 | 451 | 595 | 603 | 457 | 641 | 746 | 1265 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
— | 124 | 207 | 204 | 188 | 371 | 427 | 502 | 553 | 539 | 631 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 64 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
1646 | 515 | 471 | 1573 | 1432 | 391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 552 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 14 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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