Observation City surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 AWST
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Observation City surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Observation City sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Observation City today?

The current surf forecast for Observation City at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Observation City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
1
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131312131313131312121212121212121171111111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1452362891785784649437437430358403520409319314448743166194462332298126352
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.67
12:01PM
0.67
12:47PM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.16
12:38AM
0.11
1:27AM
0.05
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset6:25-------6:24-------6:23-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252420181818222626221816161623232224242018182429
Feels °C (?)221916141414182322171312131322191823201614132025
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