Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 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
21.8° C
(Which is 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: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
865
710
558
479
428
361
325
319
298
293
250
250
259
301
290
295
286
246
255
318
250
269
341
333
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
30
S
40
SE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
5
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50AM1.09m
10:15AM1.13m
10:38AM1.15m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.48m
7:17PM0.51m
8:31PM0.53m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:38
5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
18
17
16
17
18
9
10
11
13
13
12
13
14
12
10
10
12
10
11
12
16
14
13
13
15
13
12
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
SW
12
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
865
710
558
479
428
361
325
319
298
293
250
250
259
301
290
295
286
212
255
260
250
169
341
333
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
W
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
10
9
9
33
31
38
73
117
246
227
318
210
269
174
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
24
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
Energy kJ
9
9
9
33
31
1
11
4
45
88
216
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
E
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
3
3
5
3
3
5
2
1
5
6
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
64
3
3
0
3
0
3
64
145
42
26
0
0
26
26
0
56
144
0
0
26
26
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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