Watermans surf break

Watermans surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast 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
23.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Watermans today?

The current surf forecast for Watermans at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
4
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
SW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)13677710101816161616161515151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2092202001691444325538179072379254523522379198920101860158213511127971965104214081631
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.55
2:06PM
0.39
10:57PM
0.47
2:28PM
0.45
10:31PM
0.38
3:04PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.16
5:47PM
0.34
6:39AM
0.19
7:28PM
0.36
6:29AM
0.21
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---5:33-------5:33-------5:33----
Sunset------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C202019192020191919171618202020191919192022222220
Feels °C (?)161516171715141514131316171616161717181919191919
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