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Watermans surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
22.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Watermans today?
The current surf forecast for Watermans at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 522 | 522 | 353 | 372 | 372 | 344 | 334 | 508 | 1495 | 1999 | 2186 | 1969 | 1599 | 1037 | 784 | 689 | 549 | 626 | 341 | 341 | 429 | 252 | 303 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12PM 0.65 | 7:39PM 0.68 | 8:07PM 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:50AM 0.10 | 5:13AM 0.07 | 5:37AM 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
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