Gnarabup surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AWST
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Gnarabup surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gnarabup sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gnarabup today?

The current surf forecast for Gnarabup at 5AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4614
4430
4430
4193
3725
3673
3349
3301
3155
2909
2734
2549
2511
2467
2214
2126
2256
2322
2670
2925
2484
2484
3725
4277
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:55AM0.52m
9:16PM0.42m
8:45AM0.58m
10:24PM0.37m
8:48AM0.64m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.31m
3:59PM0.29m
2:01AM0.36m
4:34PM0.24m
00:44AM0.36m
5:12PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:42
5:40
5:39
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
18
20
19
17
16
14
14
15
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
14
13
13
12
16
17
16
15
14
12
12
13
17
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
10
9
9
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
4614
4430
4430
4193
3725
3673
3349
3301
3155
2909
2734
2549
2511
2467
2214
2126
2256
2322
2670
2925
2484
2484
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.8
SW
7
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
14
102
287
3725
4277
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
14
0
12
10
0
0
0
0
1
33
97
18
1
1
14
15
98
1359
1688
1688
1688
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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