Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AWST
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Stark Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Stark Bay sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Stark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2352
2318
2253
2462
2355
2418
2079
1831
1683
1387
1243
1224
1264
1060
1028
928
928
998
918
828
784
649
572
451
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47PM0.94m
3:55PM0.83m
10:35AM0.69m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.39m
1:58AM0.40m
2:17AM0.42m
12:19PM0.68m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:43
6:45
6:45
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
21
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2352
2318
2253
2462
2355
2418
2079
1831
1683
1387
1243
1224
1264
1060
1028
928
928
998
918
828
784
649
572
451
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
21
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.1
W
25
Energy kJ
43
71
71
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
20
Energy kJ
131
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
4
4
5
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
1648
174
298
124
298
42
355
416
144
64
3
0
0
0
0
174
144
144
3
3
0
0
0
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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