Cape Arid surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 AWST
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Cape Arid surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Arid sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cape Arid today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Arid at 1AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (02 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (02 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414141413131313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1318142813931358121611681007994966900861746735735700690713700812824711711711617
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSE
20
SE
25
E
25
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.91
11:31AM
0.45
11:07PM
0.87
11:31AM
0.52
11:24PM
0.81
11:36AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
0.22
5:48AM
0.02
4:28PM
0.15
5:50AM
0.06
4:57PM
0.11
5:50AM
0.09
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:35-------5:35--
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:22-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717161516171818171716161718191918171717182221
Feels °C (?)141415151314141515141414151716161615141617182018
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