Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Arid today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Arid at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cape Arid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 242 | 238 | 181 | 172 | 129 | 79 | 183 | 212 | 333 | 655 | 632 | 1393 | 1294 | 1136 | 966 | 716 | 706 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:58AM0.37m | 12:43PM0.71m | 1:11AM0.45m | 12:38PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.17m | 5:56AM0.21m | 7:41PM0.20m | 6:31AM0.27m | 7:29PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 326 | 242 | 238 | 181 | 172 | 129 | 79 | 183 | 207 | 204 | 370 | 390 | 1393 | 1294 | 1136 | 966 | 716 | 706 | 651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 127 | 212 | 333 | 655 | 632 | 1042 | 1016 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | WSW 6 | — | S 21 | S 21 | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | — | 9 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 5 | E 6 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 125 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 940 | 1043 | 404 | 348 | 114 | 281 | 114 | 0 | 348 | 125 | 348 | 96 | 0 |
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