Radar Reef surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 08 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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Radar Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Radar Reef at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131212121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394336394394394388552623604576567558558590488384325243239343255250182179
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
5
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
15
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
SE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
1.03
12:43PM
1.02
1:31PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
0.48
1:47AM
0.48
1:55AM
0.46
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset------6:06-------6:05-------6:02-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181616171618181919191918181819191917161618212220
Feels °C (?)11111114151514151516161516131213141010913171714
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