The Spot surf break

The Spot surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Spot surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Spot sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Spot today?

The current surf forecast for The Spot at 8AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (28 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (28 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

Table - waves today at The Spot. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2687
2314
1994
2055
2173
2061
1972
1836
1688
1537
1537
1428
1387
1367
1218
1218
1027
1116
1233
1121
1138
1514
1167
1073
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44AM0.85m
8:39PM0.72m
8:35AM0.92m
9:45PM0.68m
8:41AM0.98m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.61m
3:32PM0.64m
1:29AM0.65m
4:12PM0.58m
00:56AM0.66m
4:53PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:46
6:46
6:47
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5:43
5:42
5:42
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
20
21
18
17
17
17
17
20
20
19
19
19
19
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
14
13
13
15
19
20
16
16
17
17
17
21
19
18
17
17
17
14
14
14
16
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
2687
2314
1994
2055
2173
2061
1972
1836
1688
1537
1537
1428
1387
1367
1218
1218
1027
1116
1233
1121
1138
1514
1167
1073
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
14
11
10
6
3
5
41
74
50
55
188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
0
0
0
0
37
198
198
198
54
198
198
198
198
1091
1641
1641
1641
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
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