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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 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Watermans today?
The current surf forecast for Watermans at 4AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
902 | 880 | 893 | 907 | 1089 | 754 | 1977 | 743 | 732 | 2126 | 1684 | 1847 | 1750 | 1945 | 1730 | 1619 | 1430 | 1242 | 1067 | 1037 | 954 | 940 | 535 | 471 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:32AM0.60m | 10:29PM0.29m | 8:48AM0.64m | 9:04AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.29m | 4:41PM0.16m | 00:28AM0.28m | 5:10PM0.13m | 5:42PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 902 | 880 | 893 | 907 | 1089 | 754 | — | 743 | 732 | 465 | 1684 | 1847 | 1750 | 1945 | 1730 | 1619 | 1430 | 1242 | 1067 | 1037 | 954 | 940 | 535 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 1977 | 336 | 364 | 2126 | 49 | 27 | 50 | 24 | — | 17 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | — | 31 | 62 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 163 | 443 | 730 | 733 | 1886 | 163 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1886 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
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