West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 30 May 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Cape today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 5AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (30 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1042
1026
1302
1180
1342
1411
1190
954
881
954
898
725
615
861
944
846
646
522
421
367
278
202
553
1725
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
35
N
40
N
50
N
50
N
45
NW
45
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:06AM0.64m
1:17PM1.20m
00:38AM0.62m
1:48PM1.24m
1:07AM0.61m
2:17PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.38m
8:30PM0.50m
6:15AM0.35m
9:04PM0.49m
6:41AM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:17
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
18
16
15
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
9
12
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
11
0.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
17
Energy kJ
85
14
13
13
11
10
8
292
91
615
861
944
846
646
522
421
367
278
202
140
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SW
20
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
Energy kJ
62
13
12
147
102
42
113
41
53
5
2
15
140
177
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
12
31
57
11
54
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
0.6
N
3
0.9
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
10
Energy kJ
1042
1026
1302
1180
1342
1411
1190
954
881
954
898
725
7
28
83
191
214
204
230
553
1725
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
1
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
Distance (km)
165
545
545
594
165
545
545
734
734
734
722
734
371
52
6
0
11
86
86
168
168
485
705
903
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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