Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 27 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (27 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
SW
1.1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)14131313121212121211111111677710101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)245222311726164817381835503347604307354377568175313206115226204148127868569
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
30
SE
25
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
10
SE
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
SSE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
5
ESE
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
0.89
5:40PM
0.99
6:43PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.26
3:40AM
0.23
4:10AM
0.21
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:39------
Sunset----7:22-------7:22-------7:22---
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. °C171617181819211817172221212121232121272927232426
Feels °C (?)10101211910131011112015151415171616272623202122
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