Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 01 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 12AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (02 Jan)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1716161615141414141488131313121277812121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)522545957921112491591596512201403444361357295286645813275381267180174169357
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
1.10
8:27PM
1.13
9:09PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
0.19
6:07AM
0.19
6:47AM
0.20
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise-----5:15-------5:16-------5:16--
Sunset7:27-------7:27-------7:27-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232424242321222223232523212022232223232522212221
Feels °C (?)172020192018181718182119161518181717182218191917
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