Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
22.2° 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 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121313131313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4653943943886136044794564494174306136235637329541498299299295295790959260
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
SSE
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
0.83
11:54AM
0.49
10:04PM
0.73
11:47AM
0.50
10:41PM
0.62
11:53AM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
0.24
3:21PM
0.44
5:26AM
0.26
4:21PM
0.39
5:21AM
0.29
5:25PM
0.37
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---5:56-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------7:05-------7:04-------7:02-
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. °C202020202626232223232525292622212121201921212120
Feels °C (?)151616172421191921202121262218161517151518171615
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