Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 03 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 1.0°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 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)--
Afternoon (03 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (03 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
0.8
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
0.8
WSW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12127712121211111167121212121167711111216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7481843362601801741693204751512301921712182155247703615083422702703012157
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.10
9:45PM
1.01
10:15PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.20
7:23AM
0.20
7:49AM
0.21
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Sunrise-----5:16-------5:16-------5:18--
Sunset7:27-------7:27-------7:28-------
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. °C232223252322232221212221212021212121212120181919
Feels °C (?)191819222020201917171717181718171615151615131412
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