Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue night, near gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | NW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1326 | 1092 | 992 | 874 | 666 | 570 | 495 | 380 | 320 | 417 | 214 | 207 | 175 | 141 | 118 | 498 | 295 | 1867 | 2682 | 4742 | 4835 | 4675 | 4298 | 3770 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:47AM0.50m | 3:20PM1.28m | 1:54AM0.53m | 3:53PM1.22m | 2:18AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.48m | 7:04AM0.34m | 11:42PM0.52m | 7:41AM0.35m | 11:55PM0.57m | 8:20AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1326 | 1092 | 992 | 874 | 666 | 570 | 495 | 380 | 320 | 417 | 214 | 207 | 175 | 124 | 105 | 139 | 66 | 24 | 9 | — | 330 | 881 | 1174 | 1388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | ENE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | S 26 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 13 | 141 | 118 | 126 | 227 | 175 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | E 5 | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | E 6 | NW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | 23 | 54 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 94 | 215 | 300 | 187 | 38 | 47 | 80 | 113 | 133 | 320 | 498 | 295 | 1867 | 2682 | 4742 | 4835 | 4675 | 4298 | 3770 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 86 | 111 | 11 | 154 | 165 | 86 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 469 | 650 | 667 | 731 | 545 | 1037 | 974 | 929 |
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