West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (11 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131213131314141414141414141212121212171616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201718781908198220022334232319481719161514911267907637513496330303224314310302273258
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.78
11:15PM
0.82
1:35PM
0.57
12:04AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
0.33
7:06AM
0.33
5:33PM
0.49
6:59AM
0.33
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset--6:04-------6:02-------6:01-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141515151515151515161615151516161616161615151515
Feels °C (?)67788891010111212131315151514141414141414
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