Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1154 | 949 | 962 | 757 | 746 | 590 | 459 | 1176 | 2080 | 2912 | 3415 | 3836 | 4023 | 3874 | 3449 | 3010 | 2757 | 2963 | 3436 | 3838 | 4606 | 5478 | 5953 | 5711 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22AM0.98m | 11:46AM1.08m | 12:45PM1.18m | 2:02AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.43m | 10:56PM0.42m | 9:56PM0.39m | 4:34AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 1154 | 949 | 962 | 757 | 746 | 590 | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 61 | 37 | 1991 | 4606 | 2513 | 2868 | 542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 23 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 20 | — | — | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | 118 | 117 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 16 | 37 | 44 | 100 | 207 | 1176 | 2080 | 2912 | 3415 | 3836 | 4023 | 3874 | 3449 | 3010 | 2757 | 2963 | 3436 | 3838 | 3447 | 5478 | 5953 | 5711 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 168 | 731 | 733 | 903 | 903 | 734 | 754 | 974 | 1039 | 1191 | 1239 | 1268 | 1239 | 1239 | 734 | 1193 | 1193 | 1039 | 1039 |
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