Radar Reef surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Radar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Radar Reef at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121514141313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)362269265257220167164123123119121163195201198246189224155150147145145145
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
15
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.98
9:17PM
1.02
9:38PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
0.29
6:51AM
0.31
7:42AM
0.32
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------5:07-------5:07-------5:05
Sunset--6:59-------7:00-------7:00-----
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
2---1--------------11-1-
Temp. °C212122222018171719202020202120202020201919181818
Feels °C (?)191718171613141418171617212018191917161513111112
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