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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	Sun		Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sun
	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	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Alkimos WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos 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	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	2	3	2	4	4	0	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	2.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	9	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	6	11	13	12	11	11	18	16	16	20	-	17
Energy(?)	5715	2018	4149	4332	5794	3860	1875	1005	595	485	269	416	710	497	317	289	354	318	546	1673	0	2598
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		11:18PM 0.35	10:14AM 0.49		11:23PM 0.40	10:25AM 0.43		11:31PM 0.45	10:06AM 0.36		11:40PM 0.50	9:31AM 0.32		11:55PM 0.53	8:49AM 0.30		12:19AM 0.54			12:51AM 0.56
Low Tide / height (m)	5:09PM 0.18	3:28AM 0.28		4:50PM 0.21	4:26AM 0.28		4:39PM 0.22		5:22AM 0.28	4:33PM 0.22		6:20AM 0.29	4:25PM 0.21		7:41AM 0.30	3:55PM 0.19			3:04PM 0.16			2:59PM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	mod. rain	risk thund- der	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	4	8	5	5	7	3	-	1	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	12	11	11	14	12	13	13	14	15	16	13	14	14	14	15	15	13	17	16	16	18
Low °C	13	11	11	11	12	12	13	11	12	15	14	12	14	12	12	15	13	13	17	14	14	17
Chill °C (?)	13	9	8	8	12	10	11	12	14	14	15	12	12	13	14	14	14	12	17	16	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-
Sunset	5:54	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.1 W	0.7 SW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	16	10	11	13	12	11	11	9	9	16	20	18	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.5 SW	-	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 SW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	15	13	-	22	20	19	18	16	10	16	15	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	16	9	13	13	13	13	12	-	-	11	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	17	16	16	16	16	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	2999	5406	5715	5502	5512	2018	2112	4620	4149	4298	4332	4824	5418	5794	5552	4660	3860	2731	1875	1580	1194	1005
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	9:49AM 0.56					11:18PM 0.35			10:14AM 0.49					11:23PM 0.40			10:25AM 0.43					11:31PM 0.45
Low Tide / height (m)				5:09PM 0.18			3:28AM 0.28				4:50PM 0.21				4:26AM 0.28				4:39PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	risk thund- der	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	16	15	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	12	12	13	13	13	12	11
Chill °C (?)	14	13	10	9	9	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	12	10	10	11	11	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	16	16	16	16	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	-	-	-

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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	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	2625	2869	2999	2999	7753	5406	5275	5530	5715	5800	5478	5502	5341	5583	5512	5512	2018	2018	2065	2112	2112	2112
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		9:49AM 0.56														11:18PM 0.35
Low Tide / height (m)										5:09PM 0.18										3:37AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	1
High °C	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	12	10	10	10	9	7	7	9	8	7	7	7	8	7	7
Sunrise	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	2.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	18	17	17	17	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	6	7	7	7	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	9	9	9	9	9	9

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