West Cape surf break

West Cape surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 30 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Cape today?

The current surf forecast for West Cape at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
WSW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121414131313121212121212141313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149116116141241234215242235181169167167110235978134611851094892772614506447
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
5
SE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
15
NW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.85
2:34PM
0.68
2:35AM
0.82
2:45PM
0.79
2:50AM
0.78
3:04PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
0.33
8:43AM
0.29
8:14PM
0.27
8:41AM
0.27
8:47PM
0.24
8:46AM
0.23
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----7:33-------7:33-------7:35--
Sunset7:21-------7:19-------7:17-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252323232222232524191818171718181717171616161717
Feels °C (?)222120191817171922161715151616161516171616161614
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