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Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 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
22.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
SW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313141414141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3313363362692654404534874945015944945697026726436246837111216115112161430679
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
NNE
20
W
25
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
1.07
8:11PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58AM
0.30
5:14AM
0.29
5:35AM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:26-------5:28-------5:28----
Sunset------7:27-------7:27-------7:25-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232224232321212020191919192020191917161517191919
Feels °C (?)211922212218171616161616151715131311111114141213
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