Cape Arid surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 Aug 2025 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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cape Arid today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Arid at 2AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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

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Friday
08
Saturday
09
Sunday
10
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141516171616161615151515151516171616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7911037114912981193991826589484370360370468583821102090692980380391792014231193
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
WNW
35
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.34
10:40AM
0.96
11:45PM
0.37
11:09AM
0.98
11:57PM
0.41
11:37AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
0.22
6:04PM
-0.02
4:12AM
0.17
6:21PM
-0.01
4:49AM
0.13
6:37PM
0.02
Friday
08
Saturday
09
Sunday
10
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:31----
Sunset------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-
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Rain (mm)
----------------14422-12
Temp. °C131211111620201817151615192323211615161615151413
Feels °C (?)77659151411108910152020161412151512988
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Far South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cape Arid (light winds from the ENE at Esperance Aero 128 km from Cape Arid). A 1.8m groundswell from the S

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