Watermans Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Perth City Coast, Australia)

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Watermans Surf Guide

Watermans in the Perth Area is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. A choice of left and right reefs. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Watermans Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	21.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Watermans:

The best conditions reported for surf at Watermans occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Watermans (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Watermans with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 47% of the time in May while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Watermans surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Watermans is Perth International Airport (PER) in Australia, which is 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Watermans is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD), also in Australia, 32 km (20 miles) away.

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Watermans Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 10:29 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	16	16	20	20
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off

What does Watermans look like?

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Tides at Watermans

Current tide and informaton

For Hillarys, 3 km from Watermans.

Next High Water: 09:08pm | 0.15m

Next Low Water: 08:00pm | 0.14m

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Watermans Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.1 °C) at Watermans is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Watermans

Surf stats for Watermans, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Watermans

Wind stats for Watermans, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Watermans Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 8 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.3
Consistency of Surf:3.4
Difficulty Level:2.9
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.5
Crowds:3.7
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Ned from Australia

“Great break to surf at when the conditions are right, which unfortunately is a rare occurrence. I drive past almost every day and it is rarely worth stopping to get in the water. It’s probably good about 4-5 times a year and average about once or twice a month.”

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