Watermans surf break

Watermans surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Watermans today?

The current surf forecast for Watermans at 5AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1.9
W
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121167810111111111111111414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)784689627607554378314227275293414955112212161198112199190176416011376135712581186
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.38
9:13AM
0.62
11:35PM
0.31
9:33AM
0.68
9:57AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.29
4:55PM
0.11
1:57AM
0.30
5:56PM
0.07
7:16PM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:37-------6:39-------6:39----
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------21--------------
Temp. °C202020202020212119181817181818181716151417181717
Feels °C (?)192020191817161815121313141414151514131216151314
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