The Spot surf break

The Spot surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 29 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Spot today?

The current surf forecast for The Spot at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (29 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
0.8
SW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)6781010101014141410101010107888812121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22720917829026120017013813692117246246269134240378392346235172658324369
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
S
35
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.93
7:43PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.14
4:45AM
0.11
5:16AM
0.11
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:41----
Sunset------7:20-------7:20-------7:19-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120232929252324232325272524232424222329302828
Feels °C (?)171716202825212021202124252120222321202026252328
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