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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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at West Cape today?
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | |
990 | 924 | 951 | 1033 | 849 | 732 | 777 | 633 | 643 | 653 | 529 | 520 | 632 | 1024 | 1391 | 1678 | 1944 | 1988 | 1781 | 2714 | 2683 | 2285 | 2129 | 1875 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:22PM0.80m | 1:14PM0.65m | 11:59PM0.79m | 12:42PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.41m | 6:49AM0.45m | 5:49PM0.54m | 6:26AM0.44m | 6:34PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
990 | 924 | 951 | 1033 | 849 | 732 | 777 | 633 | 643 | 653 | 529 | 520 | 632 | 706 | 676 | 1678 | 1944 | 1988 | 1781 | 2714 | 2683 | 2285 | 2129 | 1875 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 136 | 200 | — | 2 | — | — | 26 | 101 | 349 | 616 | 1024 | 1391 | 701 | 680 | 591 | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 29 | 52 | 52 | 552 | 52 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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