Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 1PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7902 | 8339 | 6534 | 4328 | 3353 | 2803 | 2314 | 2065 | 1421 | 1521 | 1220 | 2393 | 3110 | 4375 | 5648 | 5757 | 6075 | 6137 | 5740 | 5889 | 4651 | 4274 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.08m | 2:46AM0.41m | 1:38PM1.13m | 2:17AM0.46m | 2:11PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.29m | 5:29AM0.38m | 9:27PM0.30m | 6:36AM0.32m | 9:27PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 8339 | 6534 | 2465 | 3353 | 2803 | 2314 | 2065 | 1421 | 1521 | 1220 | 2393 | 3110 | 2550 | — | — | — | 2030 | 1938 | 5889 | 2445 | 2201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 18 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 497 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 7902 | 6605 | 5673 | 4328 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 76 | 115 | 73 | 692 | 4375 | 5648 | 5757 | 6075 | 6137 | 5740 | — | 4651 | 4274 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 775 | 743 | 813 | 948 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 165 | 172 | 545 | 545 | 168 | 165 | 731 | 731 | 734 | 1039 | 1191 | 743 | 166 | 166 |
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