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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at West Cape today?
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 8AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1077 | 1063 | 874 | 886 | 886 | 726 | 802 | 746 | 777 | 856 | 833 | 821 | 821 | 726 | 706 | 666 | 579 | 570 | 637 | 1313 | 518 | 534 | 492 | 623 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:44AM0.74m | 1:13PM1.00m | 1:03AM0.71m | 1:37PM1.09m | 1:20AM0.69m | 2:03PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.36m | 7:43PM0.39m | 6:46AM0.31m | 8:15PM0.39m | 7:03AM0.27m | 8:46PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1077 | 1063 | 874 | 886 | 886 | 726 | 802 | 746 | 777 | 856 | 833 | 821 | 821 | 726 | 706 | 666 | 579 | 570 | 637 | 22 | 518 | 534 | 492 | 623 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | N 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 3 | 257 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 8 | — | — | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 5 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | 15 | 22 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 36 | 54 | 73 | 88 | 88 | 74 | 59 | 45 | 56 | 109 | 54 | 4 | 1313 | 443 | 320 | 422 | 581 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 73 | 86 | 154 | 86 | 86 | 143 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 485 | 485 | 478 | 168 | 165 |
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