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Radar Reef surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 25 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
22.7° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Radar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Radar Reef at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (25 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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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131817161616161514141413131312127121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)919998121713871989663567755706512556054700428838753562270220671657157315431638428347336307
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
50
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
0.64
3:26PM
0.76
4:32PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.30
3:26AM
0.26
3:40AM
0.23
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:37-------5:37
Sunset--7:23-------7:22-------7:22-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120202019191918181818191817161718181920181616
Feels °C (?)171717171714141312111111121011111211101110111011
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