Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 3PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
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 36mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 22 | W 7 | WSW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1948 | 1787 | 1880 | 1675 | 1326 | 1092 | 1077 | 874 | 666 | 570 | 437 | 330 | 320 | 300 | 214 | 178 | 175 | 141 | 144 | 126 | 246 | 367 | 2923 | 3267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.31m | 1:47AM0.50m | 3:20PM1.28m | 1:54AM0.53m | 3:53PM1.22m | 2:18AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.36m | 11:06PM0.48m | 7:04AM0.34m | 11:42PM0.52m | 7:41AM0.35m | 11:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 1948 | 1787 | 1880 | 1675 | 1326 | 1092 | 1077 | 874 | 666 | 570 | 437 | 330 | 320 | 300 | 214 | 178 | 175 | 105 | 92 | 78 | 118 | 355 | 221 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | W 5 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | S 26 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 62 | 49 | 32 | 21 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 99 | 13 | 141 | 144 | 116 | 227 | 116 | 56 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 54 | 126 | 118 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 22 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 94 | 139 | 139 | 207 | 191 | 107 | 129 | 138 | 145 | 131 | 198 | 239 | 246 | 367 | 2923 | 3267 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 86 | 143 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 86 | 86 | 168 | 485 | 90 | 143 | 165 | 90 | 168 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 377 | 379 | 469 |
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