Radar Reef surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Oct 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
WSW
2.3
SW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131312121211111111111111111010101010101918181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21902023167916021398114485113041054814595441382191146114140168137125169230230225
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
30
N
30
N
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SE
10
E
5
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.41
8:43PM
0.65
10:05AM
0.38
9:04PM
0.72
10:55AM
0.38
9:26PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
0.25
1:46PM
0.32
4:09AM
0.23
1:42PM
0.34
4:52AM
0.24
1:32PM
0.36
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:33-------5:31-------5:31------
Sunset----6:32-------6:32-------6:34---
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-223551-----------------
Temp. °C171616161513151515151515161616151414151516151515
Feels °C (?)131110107467791110101111111112141111999
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Rottnest Island

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Radar Reef (light winds from the W at Rottnest Island Lighthouse 5 km from Radar Reef). A 2.8m groundswell from the W

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15 km/h
W
Cross-On
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