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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 pm Friday 01 May 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
21.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Watermans today?
The current surf forecast for Watermans at 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1659 | 1972 | 2147 | 1723 | 1518 | 1346 | 1242 | 1067 | 961 | 961 | 865 | 721 | 639 | 546 | 416 | 409 | 361 | 314 | 309 | 228 | 338 | 177 | 369 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:48AM0.64m | 9:04AM0.67m | 9:22AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.13m | 5:42PM0.12m | 6:16PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1659 | 1972 | — | 1723 | 1518 | 1346 | 1242 | 1067 | 961 | 961 | 865 | 721 | 639 | 546 | 416 | 409 | 361 | 314 | 309 | 228 | 338 | 177 | 369 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | W 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 40 | 10 | 93 | 34 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 61 | 75 | 2147 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1999 | 1880 | 163 | 163 | 82 | 63 | 0 | 82 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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