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Watermans surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 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
23.0° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Watermans today?

The current surf forecast for Watermans at 7AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131616141414141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3684404793683143105866216826917967856726638958458208201299132712181077902745
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
5
E
15
N
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
0.69
8:38PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
0.05
5:27AM
0.04
5:44AM
0.04
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:26-------5:26-------5:28----
Sunset------7:25-------7:24-------7:24-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232425272524222020191920202121191917161722212120
Feels °C (?)212324242322191818171718171817151414131419161616
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