Watermans Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.83° S 115.74° E

Watermans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watermans sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.1° 

Watermans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Watermans today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watermans at 3AM is: 4.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 9.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
6
!
9
9
9
6
4
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
8
4
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11277
11893
11616
10670
9330
8024
6270
5352
4523
3779
3331
2756
2513
1576
3278
1412
2611
3067
3575
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SE
5
E
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
45
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM0.71m
7:21AM0.74m
Low Tide
3:35PM-0.01m
4:10PM-0.04m
4:45PM-0.05m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
2
1
1
6
7
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
16
15
13
12
10
Feels °C
4
6
6
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
8
5
3
3
4
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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