Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
21.8° 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 7AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
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 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1095
1023
1023
994
876
915
850
756
700
711
820
643
779
1299
2042
1933
2002
538
1597
1648
2013
1791
1819
1359
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:25AM0.75m
9:22PM0.55m
8:37AM0.84m
10:16PM0.53m
8:59AM0.93m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.49m
3:41PM0.44m
1:12AM0.50m
4:29PM0.43m
1:00AM0.51m
5:19PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:48
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5:42
5:40
5:39
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
10
10
8
8
6
4
4
6
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1095
1023
1023
994
876
915
850
756
700
711
820
643
779
613
604
586
538
1597
1648
2013
1791
1819
1359
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
465
468
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.9
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
8
10
10
9
20
39
1299
2042
1933
2002
73
57
61
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
178
144
26
26
26
144
910
1143
1648
1648
1906
2157
2017
2157
2017
1899
144
144
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
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