Radar Reef surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Radar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Radar Reef at 8AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131313131213131414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2852224518441699135912179538386996485782951360626411208122714912462232124532046185816831387
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
1.11
12:46PM
1.04
1:47PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.42
12:32AM
0.40
1:23AM
0.39
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:43----
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:46-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------2------------
Temp. °C171616151617181919191918191919181818181919181919
Feels °C (?)151312101213131515111110101214141515151617151616
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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