Big Rock surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AWST
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Big Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Big Rock sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Big Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Big Rock at 7PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (15 May)13ft (4.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Big Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
5
6
5
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6751
7161
6902
6019
5505
4748
3901
3160
2830
2356
1985
1659
1513
1488
1463
1413
1328
1351
1226
1127
1127
1035
1072
1053
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:23AM0.99m
8:46AM1.06m
9:12AM1.11m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.34m
5:46PM0.30m
6:44PM0.28m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
9
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
6751
7161
6902
6019
5505
4748
3901
3160
2830
2356
1985
1659
1513
1488
1463
1413
1328
1351
1226
1127
1127
1035
1072
1053
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
11
11
11
19
45
90
89
216
253
253
319
497
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
332
398
596
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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