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Chicken Reef Surf Forecast
/ WA – Rottnest Island (6 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Chicken Reef surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chicken Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicken Reef sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Chicken Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Chicken Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chicken Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
304 | 288 | 398 | 454 | 491 | 582 | 543 | 709 | 742 | 892 | 892 | 768 | 749 | 584 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 318 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 175 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.14m | 11:26AM1.09m | 11:57AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.54m | 10:52PM0.52m | 11:32PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 304 | 288 | 280 | 454 | 356 | 582 | 543 | 709 | 742 | 892 | 892 | 768 | 749 | 584 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 318 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 175 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 216 | 398 | 276 | 491 | 277 | 222 | 126 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 298 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 51 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 143 | 205 | 4 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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