Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 7PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 Stark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
1930
1783
1561
1430
1286
1760
2008
2008
2038
2099
2285
1900
1724
1700
1442
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
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
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
17
19
18
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
1783
1561
1430
1286
1760
2008
2008
2038
2099
2285
1900
1724
1700
1442
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)
2.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1930
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
345
377
375
144
144
117
26
26
360
1138
377
377
416
416
416
144
144
174
174
144
144
144
144
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
5
7
7
4
4
4
5
4
7
4
4
4
5
4
5
8
6
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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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