Observation City surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 18 Sep 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
18.2° C
(Which is 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: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
2
4
4
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414151514141414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24522710267325222606264329132717268024602285200517971534151212801090965837824862760711711
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
S
20
SW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
5
ESE
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
0.58
10:02PM
0.35
8:37AM
0.54
9:46PM
0.39
9:14AM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
0.09
4:04PM
0.15
1:39AM
0.32
3:58PM
0.19
2:46AM
0.28
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset6:09-------6:09-------6:10-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C151516161615161617161615141417171616151716142021
Feels °C (?)101012121314151315131414131316131213131614121918
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Perth City

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Observation City (light winds from the SW at Woodlands wx 4 km from Observation City). A 3.0m groundswell from the WSW

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10 km/h
SW
Clean
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