West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 31 Oct 2025 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Mon
03
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141313131817161615151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)486395410466520289224171138138194270361357499472598100213111083480473473451
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.68
2:35AM
0.48
12:04PM
0.69
1:18AM
0.58
12:54PM
0.68
1:23AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.28
5:49AM
0.45
7:10PM
0.27
6:52AM
0.34
7:13PM
0.26
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Mon
03
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:18-------
Sunset----7:51-------7:52-------7:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------113113
Temp. °C151516161715141414171821212121211716151413131312
Feels °C (?)131413121313121313151619201718181511101010986
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