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Observation City Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Observation City surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Observation City. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | |
859 | 892 | 892 | 768 | 749 | 584 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 318 | 273 | 219 | 219 | 175 | 170 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:02AM0.64m | 11:33AM0.60m | 12:05PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.14m | 00:09AM0.14m | 00:12AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 5 |
 kJ | 859 | 892 | 892 | 768 | 749 | 584 | 515 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 318 | 273 | 219 | 219 | 175 | 170 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | N 5 | — | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 273 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 247 | 245 | 273 | 0 |
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