Surf forecast · Australia · Western Australia
Surf forecast Strickland Bay (Rottnest) today
Waves, swell and wind at Strickland Bay (Rottnest) (Western Australia, Australia) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Big cross-shore.
Strickland Bay (Rottnest) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Big Best window 08:00–11:00: big, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2.9 m · 11 s ↑SW | 2.9 m · 10 s ↑SW | 23–34 km/h ↑SE cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 2.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 2.8 m · 10 s ↑SW | 15–26 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.7 m · 12 s ↑SW | 2.7 m · 10 s ↑SW | 12–18 km/h ↑S onshore |
| 15:00 | 2.6 m · 11 s ↑SW | 2.6 m · 10 s ↑SW | 18–25 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 2.5 m · 11 s ↑SW | 2.4 m · 10 s ↑SW | 29–39 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Good Best window 10:00–13:00: good, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2.5 m · 9 s ↑SW | 2.4 m · 8 s ↑SW | 29–41 km/h ↑SSE onshore |
| 09:00 | 2.4 m · 9 s ↑SW | 2.4 m · 8 s ↑SW | 26–36 km/h ↑SE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.3 m · 10 s ↑SW | 2.3 m · 8 s ↑SW | 15–25 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 2.2 m · 9 s ↑SW | 2.1 m · 8 s ↑SW | 19–32 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 2.2 m · 9 s ↑SW | 2.0 m · 8 s ↑SW | 23–26 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Good Best window 09:00–12:00: good, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.7 m · 9 s ↑SW | 1.6 m · 8 s ↑SW | 30–39 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.6 m · 9 s ↑SW | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑SW | 22–36 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 9 s ↑SW | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SW | 15–20 km/h ↑SSE onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑SW | 40–48 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SW | 47–58 km/h ↑S onshore |
Wednesday 28 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SW | 26–37 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SW | 15–25 km/h ↑ESE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑SW | 18–22 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SW | 29–37 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑SW | 32–42 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 03:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Strickland Bay (Rottnest)
Open the waves map centred on Strickland Bay (Rottnest)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Strickland Bay (Rottnest) today?
- Big: waves 3.0 m at 11 s from SW, swell 2.9 m · 10 s SW (Sun 03:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Strickland Bay (Rottnest)?
- Wind 29 km/h from SE: cross-shore for a beach facing SSW.
- When is the best time to surf Strickland Bay (Rottnest) today?
- 08:00–11:00 (big, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Strickland Bay (Rottnest)?
- 19.0 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Trigg Beach 30 km · Yallingup 184 km · Margaret River (Surfers Point) 221 km · Jakes Point (Kalbarri) 496 km · Gnaraloo 933 km · Cactus Beach 1646 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Strickland Bay (Rottnest), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.