Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 25 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 12AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (26 Jan)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.7
SW
1.1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313181716161616151414141313131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110313871989663567755706543151105273439738753068280021461657138715431731405347773307354377
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
45
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
S
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
0.64
3:26PM
0.76
4:32PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.30
3:26AM
0.26
3:40AM
0.23
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:37-------5:37--
Sunset7:23-------7:22-------7:22-------
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C202020191919191818191918161617181819201916162121
Feels °C (?)171617141413131111121210101112111010111210111815
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