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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 1 am Tuesday 12 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Watermans today?
The current surf forecast for Watermans at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
534 | 468 | 576 | 666 | 816 | 1842 | 1797 | 2197 | 2951 | 3848 | 4244 | 4263 | 4263 | 3560 | 3243 | 2948 | 2673 | 2427 | 2194 | 2008 | 1979 | 1807 | 1780 | 1449 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:38AM0.47m | 6:29PM0.38m | 7:38AM0.52m | 8:04PM0.35m | 7:50AM0.59m | 9:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.20m | 2:21PM0.33m | 00:22AM0.23m | 2:58PM0.24m | 00:26AM0.28m | 3:44PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 534 | 468 | 576 | 666 | 816 | 1842 | 1797 | 2197 | 2951 | 3848 | 4244 | 4263 | 4263 | 3560 | 3243 | 2948 | 2673 | 2427 | 2194 | 2008 | 1979 | 1807 | 1780 | 1449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 4 | 101 | 206 | 721 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 108 | 4 | 282 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 333 | 384 | 348 | 163 | 82 | 34 | 112 | 37 | 18 | 200 | 200 | 163 | 163 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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