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Surf Break: Gunnamatta Beach

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Surf Break: Gunnamatta Beach

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Surf Break: Gunnamatta Beach

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Surf Break: Gunnamatta Beach

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Surf Break: Gunnamatta Beach

Gunnamatta Beach in Mornington Peninsula is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Hazards include rips and sharks.

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Overall Gunnamatta Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Victoria - Mornington Peninsula surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Gunnamatta Beach

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Gunnamatta Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bushrangers Bay	3 mi
Second closest break	Cape Schanck	3 mi
Third closest break	St Andrews Beach	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Allisons	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Rye Ocean Beach	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Gunnamatta Beach:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	5340 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	5366 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5502 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	5559 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5874 mi
Tide stations nearest to Gunnamatta Beach:
Closest tide station	Port Phillip Heads, Australia	17 mi
Second closest tide station	Stony Point, Australia	20 mi
Third closest tide station	Geelong, Australia	35 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Melbourne, Australia	41 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Loutit Bay, Australia	48 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Gunnamatta Beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Donna Buang (Australia)	67 mi
Second closest ski area	Lake Mountain (Australia)	86 mi
Third closest ski area	Mount Baw Baw (Australia)	88 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mt St Gwinear (Australia)	90 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mount Buller (Australia)	125 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Gunnamatta Beach:
Closest city location	Blairgowrie (Australia)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Sorrento (Australia)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Queenscliff (Australia)	18 mi
Fourth closest city location	Mornington (Australia)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cowes (Australia)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Gunnamatta Beach is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Gunnamatta Beach is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 58 km (36 miles) away.
• Third is Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB) in Australia, 81 km (50 miles) away.
• Melbourne International Airport (MEL) in Australia is 87 km (54 miles) away.
• Albury Airport (ABX), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Gunnamatta Beach and is 324 km (201 miles) away.