Watermans Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.83° S 115.74° E

Watermans 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watermans sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watermans at 9AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3479
3609
3560
3164
2870
2598
2378
2171
1893
1838
1643
1430
1286
995
880
799
812
787
771
937
1291
3621
4206
4173
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:32PM0.58m
00:05AM0.54m
00:46AM0.49m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.14m
1:45PM0.15m
1:46PM0.16m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:33
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5:31
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6:30
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6:30
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1
1
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
11
9
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
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