Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Stark Bay today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (30 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (30 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Sat morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
2.5
NW
7
3
WNW
8
4
WNW
9
4.5
WNW
10
5
W
11
5
W
11
6
W
12
6.5
W
13
6.5
W
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
1.9
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
157
172
133
318
257
604
1116
2476
3404
5228
6344
9844
14668
16723
14474
11881
9243
6709
5081
3641
2602
1002
1522
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
NNE
50
NNE
55
N
55
NW
60
NW
70
WNW
65
W
75
WNW
75
WNW
80
W
80
WNW
75
WSW
65
SW
55
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:22AM1.12m
8:52AM1.19m
9:20AM1.23m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.50m
6:29PM0.52m
7:10PM0.53m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:21
5:21
4
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
18
21
22
21
19
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
14
13
12
14
10
14
14
11
6
4
1
1
1
1
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
1.9
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
196
157
172
106
318
257
253
253
5081
3641
2602
993
1522
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
1.7
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
19
Energy kJ
106
81
49
133
33
19
1002
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
92
85
102
45
2
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.4
N
5
2.5
NW
7
3
WNW
8
4
WNW
9
4.5
WNW
10
5
W
11
5
W
11
6
W
12
6.5
W
13
6.5
W
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2
4
21
85
604
1116
2476
3404
5228
6344
9844
14668
16723
14474
11881
9243
6709
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
1
1
1
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
1
33
206
50
199
174
318
1648
1648
1648
1648
1773
1906
2017
2017
2173
2410
2471
2463
2471
211
370
370
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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