Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Arid today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Arid at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape Arid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 344 | 381 | 472 | 472 | 557 | 867 | 856 | 845 | 845 | 822 | 911 | 974 | 857 | 549 | 702 | 672 | 421 | 378 | 468 | 390 | 384 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM0.38m | 00:46AM0.70m | 1:05AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.37m | 4:41PM0.09m | 4:28PM0.11m | 4:02PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 256 | 344 | 381 | 17 | 472 | 557 | 867 | 856 | 845 | 845 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 549 | 4 | 3 | 421 | 378 | 468 | 390 | 384 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 7 | — | 66 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 26 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 195 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 3 | SE 6 | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | — | — | 472 | 3 | 9 | — | 32 | — | 24 | 822 | 911 | 974 | 857 | 40 | 702 | 672 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 348 | 496 | 940 | 940 | 500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 940 | 940 | 940 | 1116 | 404 | 348 | 348 | 516 | 348 | 1267 | 1335 | 4 | 0 |
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