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Radar Reef surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AWST
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Radar Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Radar Reef sea temperature is
21.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Radar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Radar Reef at 9PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)7ft (2.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Radar Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313991315141414141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13391619502307189451478478472472366366366553384362336331273336336269265440
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
10
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
25
SSE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
10
ESE
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
SE
20
E
25
NE
30
NW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
0.85
6:19PM
0.95
6:59PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
0.27
4:51AM
0.30
4:58AM
0.30
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:26-------5:26--
Sunset7:28-------7:27-------7:27-------
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. °C212324211918222221222322202127262424262726282423
Feels °C (?)161918161313201715182016141625211920222323232221
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