Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 405 | 357 | 295 | 248 | 200 | 440 | 422 | 440 | 466 | 590 | 573 | 605 | 1081 | 1896 | 3001 | 3157 | 3051 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:21AM0.62m | 1:21PM0.86m | 1:32AM0.71m | 1:44PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.22m | 6:54AM0.24m | 7:41PM0.21m | 7:27AM0.18m | 7:50PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 411 | 405 | 357 | 295 | 248 | 200 | 440 | 422 | 440 | 466 | 590 | 573 | 579 | 569 | 1896 | 3001 | 3157 | 3051 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 41 | 66 | 118 | 174 | 22 | 87 | 136 | 239 | 290 | 441 | 605 | 1081 | 424 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | W 4 | S 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 52 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 500 | 29 | 822 | 1238 | 948 | 822 |
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