Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 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
21.7° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.4
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
902
850
745
711
768
768
779
1218
1933
553
2002
509
1622
1597
2013
2013
1697
1338
1249
1223
1050
878
796
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22PM0.55m
8:37AM0.84m
10:16PM0.53m
8:59AM0.93m
11:39PM0.53m
9:25AM1.02m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.44m
1:12AM0.50m
4:29PM0.43m
1:00AM0.51m
5:19PM0.44m
00:24AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
11
10
9
7
6
5
5
4
7
6
8
7
8
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.9
SW
8
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
915
902
850
745
711
768
768
779
613
553
586
509
1622
1597
2013
1697
1338
1249
1223
1050
878
796
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
8
465
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.8
SW
7
2.4
SW
13
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
2.5
SW
13
0.8
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
4
2
20
1218
1933
346
2002
29
62
71
2013
19
7
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
144
26
26
0
0
26
144
450
747
750
1906
144
2017
2017
2017
1906
144
144
144
144
144
144
144
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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