Watermans surf break

Watermans surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 AWST
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
W
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:29
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)
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
Energy 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)
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
25
89
144
39
31
19
14
32
101
206
721
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
Energy kJ
167
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
5
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
51
46
47
15
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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