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Watermans surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 12 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Watermans today?
The current surf forecast for Watermans at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 702 | 384 | 390 | 397 | 403 | 410 | 1315 | 489 | 705 | 778 | 542 | 393 | 337 | 280 | 275 | 265 | 437 | 375 | 303 | 233 | 211 | 154 | 101 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 0.47 | 6:29PM 0.45 | 6:10PM 0.51 | 5:58AM 0.23 | 6:25PM 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09AM 0.24 | 7:57AM 0.24 | 4:28AM 0.23 | 7:33AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 21 | 23 |
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