Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 577 | 1019 | 985 | 1160 | 865 | 728 | 979 | 803 | 920 | 1364 | 1531 | 2039 | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2443 | 1437 | 2300 | 2274 | 2093 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:17PM0.73m | 6:00AM0.88m | 3:31PM0.66m | 7:23AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.49m | 10:41PM0.32m | 11:56AM0.60m | 10:51PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 577 | 1019 | 985 | 1160 | 865 | 728 | 362 | 803 | 920 | 1364 | 1531 | 2039 | 2350 | 2601 | 2266 | 2443 | 1437 | 2300 | 2274 | 2093 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | NW 6 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 331 | 144 | 108 | — | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | — | — | 708 | — | 931 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 136 | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | SW 16 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 5 | 979 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 3 |
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