Watermans surf break

Watermans surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast 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
23.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Watermans today?

The current surf forecast for Watermans at 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (28 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111667710101010141010131010101068889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)344278211175257188106231177173298102797788117185268334132229264150168
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
5
SE
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
0.68
6:55PM
0.73
7:49PM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
-0.02
4:39AM
-0.05
5:14AM
-0.05
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset--7:21-------7:20-------7:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242321202022202229272423252524252824262528242223
Feels °C (?)221715151617151929232020222322232620212326221920
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