Salmon Point surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

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 afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
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
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2817
3341
3626
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2151
2180
1989
1783
1783
1619
1408
1286
1556
2383
2038
2038
2068
2060
1874
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:32AM0.78m
8:07PM0.66m
7:44AM0.89m
10:11PM0.66m
8:10AM1.01m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.53m
2:19PM0.54m
00:48AM0.59m
3:19PM0.48m
00:42AM0.64m
4:21PM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
15
14
16
18
18
18
19
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
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
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2817
3341
3626
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2151
2180
1989
1783
1783
1619
1408
1286
1556
2383
2038
2038
2068
2060
1874
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
14
Energy kJ
1787
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
353
374
362
175
143
143
22
22
300
1644
412
143
374
412
143
143
62
143
174
62
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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