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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	Mon		Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			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	Leighton Beach WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	Golden Bay WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef 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	The Spot WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City
Rating	3	4	0	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	-
Period(s) (?)	12	13	14	14	13	13	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	13	-
Energy(?)	359	728	928	789	687	402	441	443	331	354	284	209	266	313	272	227	245	217	217	383	485	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)				8:00PM 0.63	8:04PM 0.65			8:34PM 0.92			8:39PM 0.68			9:02PM 0.69			9:39PM 0.99			9:55PM 0.67
Low Tide / height (m)		4:24AM 0.14			4:49AM 0.12				5:52AM 0.27			5:49AM 0.08			6:19AM 0.09			7:06AM 0.09			7:40AM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	28	23	28	28	23	27	26	21	23	23	22	21	21	19	20	20	18	18	18	18	18	17
Low °C	24	22	24	26	19	22	20	18	21	23	18	20	20	18	20	19	17	18	18	17	16	17
Chill °C (?)	28	23	28	28	23	27	26	21	23	23	22	21	21	19	20	20	17	17	17	17	18	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:05	-
Sunset	6:54	-	-	6:55	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:59	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 SW	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	14	13	13	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	6	12	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.1 SSW	-	-	0.5 S	-	0.7 SW	0.1 NE	0.3 S	0.1 NW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.9 SW	-
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	4	-	15	5	3	4	18	16	15	-	-	-	-	12	16	11	7	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	-	-	0.9 SSW	-	0.3 ESE	1.1 S	0.6 ESE	-	0.3 SSW	0.8 SW	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	0.8 WSW	1.4 SW	-	1.1 SW
Period (s)	4	-	-	4	-	3	5	4	-	3	4	4	4	6	5	5	6	-	6	6	-	7

	Monday 17					Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thu
	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	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Leighton Beach WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef 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	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Golden Bay WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City
Rating	3	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	2	0	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	6	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	678	450	438	504	90	563	1359	1221	1297	915	789	609	560	542	579	560	736	726	346	487	449	539
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	off	off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	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	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	9:28AM 0.46			7:43PM 0.59								8:00PM 0.63									8:41PM 0.69
Low Tide / height (m)							4:26AM 0.15								4:50AM 0.12	5:20AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	clear	risk thund- der	mod. rain	mod. rain	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	7	7	-	-
Temp. °C	30	30	25	25	23	24	23	24	27	28	26	22	22	22	21	22	29	25	20	21	21	20
Chill °C (?)	30	30	25	25	23	24	23	24	27	28	26	22	22	22	21	22	29	25	20	21	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:57	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	7	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	12	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 W	-	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	-	-	-	0.7 SSW	-	0.5 S	0.1 W	-	0.6 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	20	20	-	18	18	13	13	16	-	-	-	4	-	4	20	-	15	15	15	12	-	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.6 S	1.0 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.5 S	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 SSE	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.0 ESE	0.5 E
Period (s)	3	3	4	5	6	-	3	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	-	2	3	3	4	5	4	3

	Monday 17															Tuesday 18
	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	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Artificial reef WA - Perth City	Leighton Beach WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef 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	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Golden Bay WA - Perth City	Grabbers WA - Perth City
Rating	3	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	2	0	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	0.1 W	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	20	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	681	493	493	449	7	471	479	584	520	451	485	504	512	498	506	615	804	575	563	1090	861	976
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		9:22AM 0.27										7:43PM 0.59
Low Tide / height (m)			10:23AM 0.27																		4:37AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	27	29	31	28	28	27	26	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	22	22	23	23	23	19	22
Chill °C (?)	25	27	29	31	28	28	27	26	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	22	22	23	23	23	19	22
Sunrise	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	7	7	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.1 SW	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	20	-	-	-	3	-	-	19	-	-	18	18	18	18	18	18	7	13	13	17	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	-	-	0.4 SE	0.6 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	-	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	-	-	3	4	3

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