Rottnest Island Surf

Rottnest Island Surf Forecast

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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	Mon		Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Stark Bay WA - Rottnest Island	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Stark Bay WA - Rottnest Island	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Radar Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Strickland Bay WA - Rottnest Island	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island
Rating	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	4.0 W	3.0 WSW	4.0 WSW
Period(s)	13	12	11	11	12	12	12	15	16	16	16	16	16	20	17	17	16	16	15	9	13	15
Energy	3570	1632	1396	1288	1197	986	794	1472	1094	1081	1080	1043	1134	1419	1978	1754	1067	925	1255	2438	4079	7278
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			9:46AM 1.23			10:11AM 1.20			10:37AM 1.13			11:05AM 1.05			11:37AM 0.94			12:14PM 0.83			1:00PM 0.73
Low Tide / height (m)	7:10PM 0.53			7:52PM 0.53				8:33PM 0.51			9:12PM 0.48			9:43PM 0.46			10:06PM 0.45			10:19PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	16
High °C	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	17	15	16	17	15	19	19	15	18	18	19	19	20	20	18
Low °C	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	15	14	16	15	14	17	16	15	16	17	18	19	20	18	18
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	16	15	15	17	16	14	16	16	14	19	19	14	18	18	18	18	19	19	16
Sunrise	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-
Sunset	5:21	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	-	0.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	-	3.0 WSW	-
Period (s)	13	-	18	11	12	12	12	15	16	16	16	16	16	13	17	17	16	16	15	-	13	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 WSW	-	-	0.1 W	0.4 W	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	-	16	16	15	-	-	26	12	22	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	4.0 W	2.4 W	4.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	12	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	9	10	15

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	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Stark Bay WA - Rottnest Island	Strickland Bay WA - Rottnest Island	Strickland Bay WA - Rottnest Island	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island
Rating	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	15	15
Energy	6232	4668	3570	2822	1969	1632	1525	1300	1396	1353	1288	1714	1428	1197	1035	1101	986	915	794	905	1513	1472
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	low-flow
High Tide / height (m)	9:20AM 1.23								9:46AM 1.23								10:11AM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)				7:10PM 0.53								7:52PM 0.53									8:33PM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	15
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	-	13	13	13	13	-	-	-	18	11	11	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	0.4 WSW	0.3 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	18	10	18	18	-	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	1.9 W	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	11	12	12	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island
Rating	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 W	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	11	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy	7634	6908	6232	5591	4668	4668	4429	8238	3570	3570	6392	2822	4520	2441	1969	2240	2471	1632	1578	1551	1525	1473
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		9:20AM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)												7:10PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	20	20	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.9 W	2.1 W	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	-	-	-	13	-	-	13	-	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11

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