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Cape Arid surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 12 Jan 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
20.2° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cape Arid today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Arid at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)999999151716161514141413131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)656865463143209470507503447429417317539531290232229229222215205205
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
0.52
8:23PM
0.60
8:48PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.16
6:45AM
0.15
6:11AM
0.13
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--4:48-------4:48-------4:50-----
Sunset------7:01-------7:01-------7:00-
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615182019191717171819191818181717171717181818
Feels °C (?)111111131514141112131515151314141313131313141414
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