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Watermans Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Watermans surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Watermans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Watermans sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Watermans today?
The current surf forecast for Watermans at 8PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
322 | 384 | 298 | 433 | 210 | 534 | 468 | 576 | 666 | 816 | 1665 | 1797 | 2167 | 3560 | 4686 | 4966 | 4810 | 4376 | 3797 | 3243 | 2948 | 2635 | 2315 | 2118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:43AM0.43m | 11:38AM0.43m | 4:32PM0.43m | 7:38AM0.47m | 6:29PM0.38m | 7:38AM0.52m | 8:04PM0.35m | 7:50AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.43m | 2:33PM0.42m | 00:10AM0.20m | 2:21PM0.33m | 00:22AM0.23m | 2:58PM0.24m | 00:26AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 322 | 384 | 298 | 433 | 210 | 534 | 468 | 576 | 666 | 816 | 1665 | 1797 | 2167 | 3560 | 4686 | 4966 | 4810 | 4376 | 3797 | 3243 | 2948 | 2635 | 2315 | 2118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 89 | 144 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 101 | 206 | 721 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 46 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 333 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 282 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 412 | 163 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 105 | 0 |
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