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Stark Bay Surf Forecast
/ WA – Rottnest Island (6 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.4° 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 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Stark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | |
608 | 865 | 721 | 1533 | 1895 | 2817 | 3341 | 3626 | 3724 | 3432 | 3114 | 2817 | 2541 | 2495 | 2182 | 2180 | 1989 | 1783 | 1783 | 1619 | 1306 | 1286 | 1533 | 2118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:16PM0.69m | 7:32AM0.78m | 8:07PM0.66m | 7:44AM0.89m | 10:11PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.62m | 00:43AM0.53m | 2:19PM0.54m | 00:48AM0.59m | 3:19PM0.48m | 00:42AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 608 | 865 | 426 | 1533 | 1895 | 2817 | 3341 | 3626 | 3724 | 3432 | 3114 | 2817 | 2541 | 2495 | 2182 | 2180 | 1989 | — | 1783 | 1619 | 1306 | 1286 | 1533 | 2118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 93 | 135 | 721 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1783 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 259 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 340 | 377 | 370 | 175 | 26 | 64 | 26 | 26 | 309 | 1648 | 416 | 144 | 377 | 416 | 167 | 144 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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