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West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
569 | 444 | 398 | 521 | 459 | 459 | 447 | 384 | 304 | 290 | 246 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 158 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 171 | 167 | 167 | 208 | 236 | 266 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:31AM0.80m | 9:38PM0.72m | 11:45AM0.92m | 10:43PM0.68m | 12:14PM1.04m | 11:28PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.58m | 5:44PM0.67m | 4:32AM0.53m | 6:38PM0.61m | 4:53AM0.47m | 7:18PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
569 | 444 | 398 | 521 | 459 | 459 | 447 | 384 | 304 | 290 | 246 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 158 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 87 | 167 | 167 | 208 | 236 | 266 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | — | S 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
103 | 132 | 173 | 20 | 29 | 75 | — | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 62 | 60 | 129 | 116 | 114 | 113 | 171 | 86 | 63 | 42 | 42 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 81 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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