Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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 8PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
22
0.9
WSW
21
1.1
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.4
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2079
1831
1683
1387
1243
1224
1206
1060
1028
928
928
998
918
722
734
649
572
451
451
415
692
942
1088
1213
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
20
SE
30
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47PM0.94m
3:55PM0.83m
10:35AM0.69m
5:52PM0.73m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.40m
2:17AM0.42m
12:19PM0.68m
2:13AM0.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
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6:45
6:45
6:46
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
5
6
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
21
22
22
21
20
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
15
16
16
16
17
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
19
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
WSW
19
1.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
2079
1831
1683
1387
1243
1224
1206
1060
1028
928
928
998
918
722
734
649
572
451
451
388
480
535
1088
1213
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
25
0.4
SW
23
0.7
WSW
22
0.9
WSW
21
1.1
WSW
20
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
13
59
140
415
692
942
479
449
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
23
Energy kJ
58
213
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
5
9
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
42
1138
144
26
0
0
0
0
0
3
144
144
3
0
0
0
0
26
26
29
26
0
0
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
9
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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