Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 174 | 176 | 305 | 350 | 466 | 696 | 1282 | 1381 | 1297 | 1265 | 962 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 1072 | 1314 | 686 | 686 | 588 | 495 | 480 | 591 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:42AM0.82m | 1:46PM0.49m | 6:32AM0.74m | 9:23AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.49m | 9:48PM0.18m | 9:17PM0.24m | 7:59PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | NNE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 218 | 174 | 176 | 305 | 350 | 466 | 696 | 1282 | 1381 | 1297 | 1265 | 962 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 1072 | 4 | 686 | 686 | 588 | 495 | 480 | 245 | 600 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | E 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | — | 45 | 50 | 40 | 87 | 22 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | SW 24 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | WSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 78 | 94 | 134 | 114 | 85 | 67 | 9 | 1314 | 59 | 68 | — | — | 31 | 591 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 154 | 107 | 73 | 0 | 11 | 77 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 52 | 29 |
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