Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)171616161515151414141313131313121615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3364694994874394984913943843523423363312462352972537665398411038124712471388
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
5
E
10
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SE
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
0.85
10:22AM
0.68
6:33PM
0.79
9:15AM
0.66
7:45PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.42
12:30PM
0.67
2:22AM
0.42
1:46PM
0.57
2:30AM
0.45
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------5:59-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------21----1
Temp. °C222422212020201919202120212220202124242122211919
Feels °C (?)212117171616161414141716171716172023211821211818
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