West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 15 Feb 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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (15 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (15 Feb)3ft (0.9m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
0
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)202019181818171716161616161514142019181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223306296388375370439400310367416636349258248346552930138218802386185520872212
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
SE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NE
25
NE
35
N
35
N
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.90
3:29PM
0.34
2:39AM
0.95
3:22PM
0.40
3:05AM
0.96
3:29PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
0.12
7:19PM
0.24
9:56AM
0.11
8:02PM
0.18
10:03AM
0.11
8:38PM
0.13
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise--6:54-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset------8:16-------8:15-------8:15-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------21----
Temp. °C171718212527282322252526272829272625191918181817
Feels °C (?)121214182326262120242423242527242222171512121212
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