Gnarabup surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gnarabup today?

The current surf forecast for Gnarabup at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.4
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.2
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121211121188101111111111111214141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15911565133611117704253966521245281128932927269511622169173817153246300930783197321630282982
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
0
ENE
5
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.44
9:33AM
0.66
9:49AM
0.73
10:11AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.36
5:28PM
0.14
6:44PM
0.10
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------3----------------
Temp. °C161617192020201816161717171717171717171718181817
Feels °C (?)1517171615131412791012131313141413141414141514
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