Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 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
21.7° 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 11PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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)
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2162
1787
1869
1397
1292
1225
1279
1208
1191
1159
1127
1095
1079
1023
889
876
915
850
902
700
700
624
643
653
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:19PM0.65m
8:37AM0.67m
8:26PM0.59m
8:25AM0.75m
9:22PM0.55m
8:37AM0.84m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.48m
2:53PM0.49m
1:26AM0.49m
3:41PM0.44m
1:12AM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
13
12
11
11
10
10
14
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
13
11
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2162
1787
1869
1397
1292
1225
1279
1208
1191
1159
1127
1095
1079
1023
889
876
915
850
902
700
700
624
643
653
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
11
17
17
19
2
6
5
4
5
6
12
37
44
91
83
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
64
26
64
29
32
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
144
144
144
26
26
144
144
144
416
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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