The Spot surf break

The Spot surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 01 Jan 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Spot today?

The current surf forecast for The Spot at 6PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)21s
Afternoon (01 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (01 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)191818161616151514141414141313131313121288812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54682611111692157123252021164715051484965965733690552609535825773373328355253278
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
1.00
8:27PM
1.02
9:04PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
0.10
6:10AM
0.10
6:45AM
0.12
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise-------5:16-------5:16-------5:16
Sunset--7:24-------7:24-------7:25-----
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C322827232322212427262421222221232625242222222224
Feels °C (?)282223202120192224222120212019212322222120212023
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