Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
4
W
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
2.3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.5
W
3
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1616181818181818181717171616161717171616161616161515151514141414148911121112111111111111111111111111111111117891011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5559573362955682539250745074539253924868446138573631363139825259572359936171548549194451401435602925250823612290202017401393105225841093224934994423330828042626216218731505113310087857216206436766755797614866556071164241940124482
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
40
NW
50
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
65
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
60
SW
60
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.65
2:51AM
0.61
12:47PM
0.54
3:28AM
0.71
4:20AM
0.83
5:18AM
0.96
6:17AM
1.08
7:12AM
1.16
8:03AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.45
9:51AM
0.53
6:31PM
0.47
3:13PM
0.46
3:12PM
0.40
3:49PM
0.37
4:30PM
0.36
5:10PM
0.37
5:49PM
0.37
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise-------7:16-------7:15-------7:15-------7:15-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13----
Sunset--5:30-------5:31-------5:31-------5:32-------5:34-------5:34-------5:35-------5:35-
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Rain (mm)
-----------------2---------1212212611111--1-1-1---1111112222
Temp. °C161616171615141414151717171716171815161614121211121416171717171818171513131312121313131313121112121314151515161615151516
Feels °C (?)9101012121212111011131211108101188977757101212111298652000-21256791088781113131111109101113
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Rottnest Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Stark Bay (calm at Swanbourne Automatic Weather Station 27 km from Stark Bay). 3.2m 15s groundswell from the WSW with a 3.2m 15s groundswell from the WSW and a 1.2m 21s long period groundswell from the W. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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