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Cyclops surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cyclops surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cyclops sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cyclops today?
The current surf forecast for Cyclops at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cyclops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 525 | 657 | 711 | 700 | 610 | 573 | 488 | 480 | 472 | 407 | 400 | 400 | 365 | 429 | 429 | 500 | 436 | 1204 | 1321 | 1249 | 983 | 852 | 722 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:14PM 0.33 | 11:11PM 0.52 | 9:08PM 0.56 | 8:46PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:38PM 0.33 | 9:33AM 0.30 | 6:32AM 0.29 | 5:20AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
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