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West Cape Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at West Cape today?
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 772 | 614 | 563 | 488 | 375 | 308 | 261 | 465 | 825 | 938 | 1163 | 1387 | 1349 | 1184 | 961 | 947 | 792 | 780 | 623 | 543 | 471 | 411 | 411 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:04PM 0.89 | 3:03AM 0.74 | 3:26PM 0.96 | 3:14AM 0.70 | 3:49PM 1.01 | 3:23AM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 0.23 | 9:16PM 0.24 | 8:55AM 0.19 | 9:44PM 0.26 | 9:06AM 0.15 | 10:10PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sun 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
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