Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Perth City Coast, Australia)

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Main Beach Surf Guide

Main Beach on the West Coast is a fairly exposed beach/Groyne break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Take care of rips and sharks.

Main Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/groyne	2	fairly consistent	20.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Main Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Main Beach occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Main Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Main Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 42% of the time in June while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

42%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

50%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Main Beach Location Map

Interactive Main Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Main Beach is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 18 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Main Beach is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 21 km (13 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Main Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 15:11 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	17	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

Tides at Main Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Mosman Park, 2 km from Main Beach.

Next High Water: 10:58am | 0.63m

Next Low Water: 11:34pm | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Main Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.9 °C) at Main Beach is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 17.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite