Rottnest Island Surf

Detailed Rottnest Island surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Rottnest Island. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Rottnest Island. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Rottnest Island over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Rottnest Island and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Rottnest Island Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Rottnest Island Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Rottnest Island coastline are also listed below.

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Rottnest Island Wavefinder

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	Sun	Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City
Rating	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	-	-	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 WSW	1.8 SW	0.9 SSW	-	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SSW	0.6 WSW	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	-	14	13	13	13	-	-	13	13	8	12	12	14	15	4	-	14	14	8	13	16	14
Energy(?)	0	1465	1319	1194	1034	0	0	905	756	713	476	635	782	1540	22	0	1273	1641	559	667	464	2057
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	8:31PM 0.64	11:20AM 0.31		9:17PM 0.61	10:50AM 0.33		9:53PM 0.55	10:46AM 0.39		10:24PM 0.48	10:52AM 0.46		10:41PM 0.40	11:01AM 0.51		10:36PM 0.33	11:11AM 0.54		9:40PM 0.30	11:22AM 0.58		9:10PM 0.28
Low Tide / height (m)	4:55AM 0.08	1:25PM 0.30		4:59AM 0.16		2:46PM 0.27	4:44AM 0.21		3:47PM 0.26	4:23AM 0.24		4:40PM 0.25	4:09AM 0.24		5:30PM 0.25	4:01AM 0.23		6:21PM 0.25	3:58AM 0.22		7:17PM 0.27	3:22AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	23	23	21	28	26	24	32	26	21	25	25	24	30	24	22	25	25	24	29	29	24
Low °C	16	18	21	20	21	24	22	24	24	20	21	24	22	23	23	20	22	24	22	22	25	21
Chill °C (?)	17	23	23	21	28	26	24	32	26	21	25	25	24	30	24	22	25	25	24	29	29	24
Sunrise	-	6:05	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:51	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:49	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	-	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	-	1.6 SW	0.3 WSW	0.8 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	-	13	13	13	8	12	12	8	15	17	16	14	-	8	16	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.5 SW	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 SW	1.2 WSW	-	1.1 SW	-	-	-	0.9 SW	0.3 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	18	13	16	19	14	-	12	-	-	-	13	16	16	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 SSW	-	-	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	-	-	-	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	2.1 SW	-	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SE
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	-	12	8	-	-	-	7	7	-	-	4	-	-	14	-	13	5	3

	Sunday 01			Monday 02								Tuesday 03								Wednesday 04
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City
Rating	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	2.4 WSW	2.2 SW	-	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 SW	-	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	1.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	5	5	-	14	14	-	13	13	6	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	-	-	13
Energy(?)	3530	70	94	0	2281	1773	0	1390	1319	202	0	1194	1402	1127	1034	836	1331	790	0	0	0	1069
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			8:35PM 0.65					11:45AM 0.30			9:17PM 0.61				10:48AM 0.35				9:53PM 0.55
Low Tide / height (m)					4:55AM 0.08			1:02PM 0.30					5:00AM 0.15				2:46PM 0.27				4:44AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	18	17	17	18	22	23	21	20	20	20	21	20	28	28	25	23	24	24	22	24
Chill °C (?)	18	17	17	16	16	18	22	23	21	20	20	20	21	20	28	28	25	23	24	24	22	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07
Sunset	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 WSW	2.2 SW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	-	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	2.1 SW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	-
Period (s)	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	4	5	6	7	-	-	-	-	4	13	6	7	8	8	-

	Sunday 01									Monday 02
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City
Rating	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 SW	-	-	-	2.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	5	5	5	15	15	5	15	15	5	5	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	14
Energy(?)	3918	59	59	59	3243	2972	82	2930	2700	94	94	2873	2708	2390	2281	2095	1941	1773	0	0	0	1465
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)							8:35PM 0.65															11:21AM 0.31
Low Tide / height (m)															4:56AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	18	18	18	19	18	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	19	21	22	22
Chill °C (?)	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	17	19	16	16	16	16	16	15	17	17	18	19	21	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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