Watermans surf break

Watermans surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Watermans today?

The current surf forecast for Watermans at 4PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (14 May)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2349
2357
2162
2098
1920
1780
1551
1427
1722
2094
2344
2310
2413
2423
2185
2004
1736
1470
1255
1027
996
828
723
549
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:50AM0.59m
9:55PM0.31m
8:09AM0.67m
8:34AM0.73m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.14m
00:05AM0.30m
4:34PM0.06m
5:31PM0.00m
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:28
5:27
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
15
15
17
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
2349
2357
2162
2098
1920
1780
1551
1427
1722
2094
2344
2310
2413
2423
2185
2004
1736
1470
1255
1027
996
828
723
549
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
5
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
163
285
348
412
384
384
412
412
163
82
163
163
163
163
82
82
0
0
0
30
34
18
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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