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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 13 Feb 2026 ACDT
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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
21.4° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (13 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121211111120201918181817171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12181083905734689540471421361319309298250223223306296388375370439400310367
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.83
4:24PM
0.31
2:11AM
0.90
3:29PM
0.34
2:39AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
0.15
10:09AM
0.14
6:08PM
0.30
9:55AM
0.12
7:19PM
0.24
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset----8:20-------8:17-------8:16---
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151617181816151616182023211717171820242627222124
Feels °C (?)10111212121191010131618171111121416212424181821
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