Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
22.0° 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 5AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)679111111111111111114141413131313131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29345981612451324116311631034942731655630121410431074104292289489410601093116112832714
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
ENE
5
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
0
SSW
10
NW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
55
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.62
9:44AM
0.97
10:14AM
1.06
10:47AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
0.59
5:56PM
0.41
7:28PM
0.43
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C181918181818181818181717161717171717171718192020
Feels °C (?)131212141414151516161515151614141515171514131211
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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