Surf-Forecast | Cape Arid Surf Guide

Cape Arid Surf Guide

Cape Arid in Far South Australia is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for sharks.

Cape Arid Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cape Arid:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cape Arid occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cape Arid (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Cape Arid with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in April while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

54%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cape Arid Location Map

Interactive Cape Arid surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cape Arid is Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport (KGI) in Australia, which is 392 km (243 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cape Arid is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 709 km (440 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cape Arid Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 11 June 2026, 02:47 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 11
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	S	S
Period (s)	15	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	off

Tides at Cape Arid

Current tide and informaton

For Cyclops, 4 km from Cape Arid.

Next High Water: 08:29am | 0.73m

Next Low Water: 04:02pm | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cape Arid Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.7 °C) at Cape Arid is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 16.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite