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Radar Reef surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia
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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
21.8° 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 4AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Radar Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | |
1571 | 1453 | 1377 | 1279 | 1208 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 1095 | 1079 | 1079 | 889 | 876 | 915 | 850 | 756 | 796 | 624 | 634 | 643 | 791 | 779 | 1387 | 680 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:37AM0.67m | 8:26PM0.59m | 8:25AM0.75m | 9:22PM0.55m | 8:37AM0.84m | 10:16PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.48m | 2:53PM0.49m | 1:26AM0.49m | 3:41PM0.44m | 1:12AM0.50m | 4:29PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
1571 | 1453 | 1377 | 1279 | 1208 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 1095 | 1079 | 1079 | 889 | 876 | 915 | 850 | 756 | 796 | 624 | 634 | 643 | 791 | 779 | 743 | 680 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 7 |
12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 62 | 73 | 38 | 19 | 20 | 1387 | 275 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 27 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 27 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 1145 | 1650 | 1650 | 1650 |
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