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Ellensbrook surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ellensbrook surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ellensbrook sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ellensbrook today?
The current surf forecast for Ellensbrook at 10PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ellensbrook. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 592 | 537 | 911 | 899 | 1014 | 2948 | 4041 | 3440 | 2774 | 2120 | 1596 | 559 | 936 | 734 | 647 | 578 | 429 | 359 | 265 | 215 | 211 | 207 | 229 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:25PM 0.76 | 7:42PM 0.82 | 8:04PM 0.88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12AM 0.14 | 5:31AM 0.13 | 5:51AM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
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