West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121114131313121212111111101515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40534116713427312531323116710948927726145064885053442664147439381064127112361218
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
0.82
2:45PM
0.79
2:50AM
0.78
3:04PM
0.89
3:03AM
0.74
3:26PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.27
8:47PM
0.24
8:46AM
0.23
9:16PM
0.24
8:55AM
0.19
9:44PM
0.26
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---7:33-------7:35-------7:35----
Sunset------7:17-------7:15-------7:15-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817181818171717161616171717171616161617171514
Feels °C (?)1415141616161517171616171614141414131211121298
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