Observation City surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 20 Dec 2025 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
23.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)--
Afternoon (20 Dec)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (20 Dec)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.6
SW
1
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
2.1
SW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)78891313131313131313131313131817161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)520676582354321700649700105348440240240246973461525281274115592113761088846902
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
25
S
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
30
E
30
E
30
E
15
E
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.72
9:35PM
0.72
10:02PM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.06
6:48AM
0.07
7:07AM
0.08
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise-----5:07-------5:07-------5:07--
Sunset7:21-------7:21-------7:22-------
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. °C202220161416221919191919171924222121222018212929
Feels °C (?)12171310911191314151415141521171618201513162525
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