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The Spot Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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The Spot surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AWSTForecast 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Spot today?
The current surf forecast for The Spot at 9PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Spot. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
1261 | 1244 | 1111 | 1034 | 1322 | 1174 | 1321 | 1447 | 1604 | 1667 | 1977 | 2252 | 2135 | 1837 | 1474 | 1346 | 1164 | 1050 | 1050 | 1021 | 990 | 785 | 760 | 625 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.21m | 11:15AM1.16m | 11:40AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.42m | 10:35PM0.46m | 11:15PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 1261 | 1244 | 1111 | 1034 | 1322 | 1174 | 1321 | 1447 | 1604 | 1667 | 1977 | 2252 | 2135 | 1837 | 1474 | 1346 | 1164 | 1050 | 1050 | 1021 | 990 | 785 | 760 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 463 | 463 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 70 | 216 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 476 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 37 | 21 | 37 | 57 | 198 | 198 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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