Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.4
WSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
WSW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
0.8
WSW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)49567886788888141313139913151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32328098869310219541167671750324119623210271261198351225189419522478
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
SE
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
20
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
S
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
15
S
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
0.62
4:54PM
0.73
5:37PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
0.19
5:16AM
0.23
4:57AM
0.27
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:24-------5:24--
Sunset7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232222252424212020211919191819202123242119202323
Feels °C (?)161718232122151211141213131316151819181614162118
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