Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Cape today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Cape at 12PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at West Cape. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 1098 | 1305 | 1498 | 1498 | 1571 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 581 | 478 | 458 | 386 | 336 | 689 | 604 | 311 | 248 | 244 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:57PM0.41m | 4:19AM1.04m | 2:36PM0.40m | 4:53AM0.98m | 1:44PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.26m | 8:42PM0.06m | 11:35AM0.34m | 8:57PM0.05m | 12:32PM0.43m | 9:11PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 822 | 1098 | 1305 | 1498 | 1498 | 1571 | 1460 | 1288 | 1059 | 857 | 742 | 581 | 478 | 458 | 386 | 336 | 3 | 1 | 311 | 248 | 244 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | N 4 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 41 | — | 77 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | SW 16 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 66 | 2 | — | — | — | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 54 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 37 | 22 | 689 | 604 | 39 | 34 | 37 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 143 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 166 | 545 | 371 | 500 | 500 | 552 | 258 | 11 |
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