Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 30 Jan 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (30 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.6
SW
0.9
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101067888812125139131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)698521337320645251537329118193177138295225591363252149169142142140137
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
30
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
30
E
15
E
25
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
1.09
8:28PM
1.06
9:11PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.21
5:15AM
0.21
5:45AM
0.21
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-5:39-------5:41-------5:41------
Sunset----7:21-------7:20-------7:20---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242221212224262220202528273224212020273029303229
Feels °C (?)211918151618221715152122212617151415252523252724
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