West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212121215141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7926906806595554864864234713144072321933788911468162116391826133811971006905834
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
0.95
3:02AM
0.54
6:15PM
0.89
1:30AM
0.60
7:23PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.49
10:11AM
0.06
1:14AM
0.60
10:17AM
0.08
10:15AM
0.13
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30
Sunset--7:29-------7:28-------7:25-----
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323232120191918181716161515151616151515151515
Feels °C (?)242222222020191715141211121111787667788
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