Salmon Point surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 AWST
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Salmon Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salmon Point sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Salmon Point today?

The current surf forecast for Salmon Point at 12PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Salmon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3341
3626
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
2116
1783
1561
1430
1408
1668
1979
1979
2091
2068
2089
1874
1700
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM0.78m
8:07PM0.66m
7:44AM0.89m
10:11PM0.66m
8:10AM1.01m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.54m
00:48AM0.59m
3:19PM0.48m
00:42AM0.64m
4:21PM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
16
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
15
15
17
18
18
18
19
17
15
15
14
11
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3341
3626
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
2116
1783
1561
1430
1408
1979
1979
2091
2068
2089
1874
1700
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1668
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
9
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
353
374
362
175
143
62
143
22
362
362
374
374
374
412
412
143
143
178
174
143
143
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
4
5
5
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
7
9
4
4
5
4
4
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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