Observation City surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 Aug 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Observation City today?

The current surf forecast for Observation City at 3PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414131314141716161616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7352616054394161332820321692212216031533142617972107258223722314228519571676146712251087996862
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
0.63
7:14AM
0.67
7:55AM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.08
4:27PM
0.06
4:43PM
0.04
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset--5:42-------5:43-------5:43-----
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Rain (mm)
-11111-1-1--------------
Temp. °C151616161516161616151515131212111417181616141312
Feels °C (?)111211121111111413131313111010812161713121076
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Perth City

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Observation City (light winds from the SW at Woodlands wx 4 km from Observation City). 3.9m 16s long period groundswell from the WSW with a 3.1m 16s long period groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 25 min ago

14 km/h
SW
Cross-On
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