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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	Thu	Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	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	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Grabbers 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
Rating	4	0	4	3	0	2	3	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	16	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	6	8	12	11	11
Energy(?)	1272	1197	2072	865	644	540	476	437	512	457	372	303	310	199	221	206	247	274	299	250	251	253
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	cross	off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	9:15PM 0.76			9:50PM 0.79			10:21PM 1.00			10:53PM 0.71			11:18PM 0.91			11:16PM 0.55			11:02PM 0.49			10:20PM 0.69
Low Tide / height (m)		6:55AM -0.01			8:34AM -0.01			10:16AM 0.00			11:38AM 0.04			11:38AM 0.23			12:51PM 0.13			1:18PM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	19	19	21	23	20	25	25	22	24	28	25	29	28	23	22	21	18	18	17	17
Low °C	15	16	18	14	16	21	16	18	22	15	18	27	19	22	24	21	22	20	15	16	17	15
Chill °C (?)	16	18	18	18	21	23	20	25	25	22	24	28	25	29	28	23	22	21	17	17	16	16
Sunrise	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:49	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:51	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.5 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	1.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	7	13	16	14	14	13	13	13	14	8	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	8	12	11	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 SW	0.9 WSW	-	1.0 SSW	-	-	1.0 SSW	0.3 SW	-	0.9 WSW	0.4 SSW	-	0.6 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	14	16	-	7	-	-	6	16	-	14	6	-	6	5	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 SSW	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	1.2 S	0.6 ESE	0.3 E	1.3 S	0.9 SE	0.5 ESE	0.5 S	0.5 ESE	0.3 E	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	-	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	3	4	5	3	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	7	6	-	7	4	-

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	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	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	The Spot 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	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City
Rating	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	3	0	0	0	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	-	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	-	-	14	14	14	16	16	5	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	967	896	0	0	1063	1078	1815	1332	1304	98	1032	1133	1116	1064	644	624	540	556	467	406	596	561
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	low-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			9:19PM 0.77								9:51PM 0.79								10:25PM 0.77
Low Tide / height (m)						6:55AM -0.01								7:59AM 0.19	8:34AM -0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	16	15	15	16	18	18	18	18	18	16	14	16	21	23	21	19	21	18	16	18
Chill °C (?)	17	16	15	14	14	15	18	17	17	17	18	15	12	15	21	23	21	18	21	17	15	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13
Sunset	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	13	13	7	7	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	0.9 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 S	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	20	20	13	13	7	7	16	-	-	-	6	7	7	6	-	-	-	-	6	6	7	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.5 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 E
Period (s)	7	6	5	-	-	-	-	4	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	3	4	4

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	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	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	The Spot 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	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	Bennion Beach Cleggies WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City
Rating	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	3	0	0	0	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	-	-	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	-	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	-	-	13	13	13	13	13	-	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14
Energy(?)	953	986	0	0	980	896	1132	1046	1472	0	1263	1272	1269	1591	1063	1118	1115	1078	1055	1369	1197	1938
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)								9:15PM 0.76
Low Tide / height (m)																	6:55AM -0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	18	18	19
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	18	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 SW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	13	13	19	19	13	13	13	13	13	7	14	7	7	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	7	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	13	13	18	14	14	7	7	7	7	7	7	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.6 SSW	-	-	1.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	13	13	7	6	7	7	7	5	7	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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