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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 7 pm Friday 15 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Watermans today?
The current surf forecast for Watermans at 2AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | |
2413 | 2423 | 2185 | 2053 | 1736 | 1470 | 1179 | 1027 | 932 | 828 | 668 | 549 | 531 | 522 | 505 | 497 | 488 | 480 | 480 | 380 | 366 | 360 | 360 | 448 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:34AM0.73m | 9:05AM0.78m | 9:40AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.06m | 5:31PM0.00m | 6:35PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 2413 | 2423 | 2185 | 2053 | 1736 | 1470 | 1179 | 1027 | 932 | 828 | 668 | 549 | 531 | 522 | 505 | 497 | 488 | 480 | 480 | 380 | 366 | 360 | 360 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 151 | 216 | 214 | 212 | 360 | 448 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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