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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Rottnest Island Wavefinder

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	Sun		Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			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	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	Strickland Bay WA - Rottnest Island	Stark Bay WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock 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	Stark Bay WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island
Rating	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	6.0 W	6.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s)	13	15	13	13	12	11	10	13	12	11	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	15	14
Energy	12145	15368	6140	3782	1670	1184	1122	1587	1014	765	1417	1094	976	969	909	1068	1626	1978	1662	1675	2812	2949
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			9:20AM 1.23			9:46AM 1.23			10:11AM 1.20			10:37AM 1.13			11:05AM 1.05			11:37AM 0.94			12:14PM 0.83
Low Tide / height (m)	6:29PM 0.52			7:10PM 0.53			7:52PM 0.53				8:33PM 0.51			9:12PM 0.48			9:43PM 0.46			10:06PM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	2	4	1	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2
High °C	17	17	18	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	15	17	17	15	18	18	18	21	21	19	19
Low °C	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	15	16	15	15	17	17	17	20	20	19	18
Chill °C (?)	14	14	16	17	18	17	15	16	16	17	17	14	17	16	14	18	18	18	21	21	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-
Sunset	5:22	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	13	20	18	18	13	12	11	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	-	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.5 W	0.5 WSW	1.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	8	17	16	15	-	13	12	12	22	20	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	6.0 W	6.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.5 NW	-	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	15	13	-	12	11	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	15	14

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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	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	Strickland Bay WA - Rottnest Island
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	5.0 W	5.5 W	6.0 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.0 WSW	5.5 WSW	5.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s)	11	12	13	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	9	10	10	14	13
Energy	5861	8410	12145	16553	18618	15368	12244	8722	6140	4668	3782	2822	1953	1670	1406	1234	1184	824	1122	1302	1917	1587
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on
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	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)	8:52AM 1.19								9:20AM 1.23								9:46AM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)				6:29PM 0.52								7:10PM 0.53								7:52PM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	-	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	15	16	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.2 WSW	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 W	0.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	13	20	-	-	18	10	18	10	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.3 W	1.1 SW	-	0.3 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	15	10	14	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	5.0 W	5.5 W	6.0 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.0 WSW	5.5 WSW	5.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	1.9 W	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	12	13	14	15	15	14	14	13	-	-	-	11	12	12	11	11	9	10	-	-	-

	Sunday 31	Monday 01
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	5.0 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	5.5 W	5.5 W	5.5 W	6.0 W	6.0 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 WSW	6.5 WSW	6.0 WSW	6.0 WSW	5.5 WSW	5.5 WSW	5.5 WSW
Period(s)	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Energy	4606	5369	5861	6690	7435	8410	9485	10839	12145	13563	15112	16553	17639	18040	18618	17533	16371	15368	14007	13031	12244	10749
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	8:52AM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)											6:29PM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	1	1	-
High °C	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	18
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	16
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	5.0 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	5.5 W	5.5 W	5.5 W	6.0 W	6.0 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 W	6.5 WSW	6.5 WSW	6.0 WSW	6.0 WSW	5.5 WSW	5.5 WSW	5.5 WSW
Period (s)	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14

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