Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
21.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
22
0.9
WSW
21
1.1
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.4
WSW
18
2
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1224
1206
1060
1028
928
928
848
862
722
734
649
572
451
451
419
692
942
1100
1213
2363
2283
1821
1713
1517
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
10
SSE
15
NE
30
ESE
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:55PM0.83m
10:35AM0.69m
5:52PM0.73m
9:22AM0.65m
7:19PM0.65m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.40m
2:17AM0.42m
12:19PM0.68m
2:13AM0.45m
1:57PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
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6:45
6:45
6:46
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5:45
5:45
5:44
2
5
4
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
20
21
21
20
21
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
15
19
14
11
16
13
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
19
1.4
WSW
18
2
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1224
1206
1060
1028
928
928
848
862
722
734
649
572
451
451
388
382
486
1100
1213
2363
2283
1821
1713
1517
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
25
0.4
SW
23
0.7
WSW
22
0.9
WSW
21
1.1
WSW
20
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
13
59
140
419
692
942
479
513
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
23
Energy kJ
213
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
5
3
2
1
2
5
6
10
10
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
64
144
3
3
3
0
0
26
26
144
26
0
0
26
3
64
26
3
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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