Stark Bay surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Stark Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Stark Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (09 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
96
94
69
56
56
56
42
81
69
69
68
67
47
47
72
120
165
163
192
189
247
304
249
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
15
NNE
5
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
N
5
WSW
15
E
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:39PM0.94m
1:47PM0.83m
10:01AM0.71m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.48m
00:13AM0.47m
00:25AM0.47m
11:38AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:34
5:32
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
22
21
20
18
17
16
18
21
22
22
20
18
18
17
19
21
22
22
22
19
19
18
20
22
16
14
11
8
8
7
10
16
20
15
13
11
10
9
13
17
19
18
16
12
11
10
14
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
N
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
12
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
106
96
94
69
56
56
56
15
19
69
69
68
67
47
29
21
23
165
163
192
189
247
304
249
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.5
W
16
0.9
NW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
6
10
26
17
37
81
9
6
4
26
28
47
72
120
18
18
9
134
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.1
W
17
0.3
NE
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.5
W
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
20
42
6
2
6
6
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
6
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.9
N
4
1
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
Energy kJ
1
3
10
28
28
35
28
4
2
4
8
16
21
18
30
2
4
23
40
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
26
26
42
42
225
254
254
0
0
26
33
33
33
33
254
1
26
0
33
33
254
318
325
340
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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