Gnarabup surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 May 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gnarabup today?

The current surf forecast for Gnarabup at 2PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (13 May)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (13 May)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
0
0
0
6
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8281
8491
8051
7389
7404
6949
6226
5837
5182
4585
4182
3980
3728
4512
6887
7456
7136
6897
6964
8296
8144
7177
6152
5555
Wind (km/h)
20
N
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:10AM0.57m
8:52PM0.41m
8:16AM0.64m
11:07PM0.38m
8:33AM0.72m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.26m
1:16AM0.34m
4:08PM0.16m
00:25AM0.38m
5:05PM0.07m
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part cloud
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light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
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cloud
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
17
15
16
17
18
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
10
11
10
11
10
11
11
12
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
8281
8491
8051
7389
7404
6949
6226
5837
5182
4585
4182
3980
3728
4512
6887
6897
6964
8296
8144
7177
6152
5555
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1
SSW
18
Energy kJ
1736
2526
1932
1849
2352
1002
666
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
5
3
WSW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
84
3018
7456
7136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
4
3
5
6
6
3
4
3
4
4
7
9
4
4
4
4
8
8
7
6
3
Distance (km)
95
212
192
244
355
33
15
15
50
98
355
572
244
244
244
355
355
98
97
15
15
15
15
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
4
8
8
7
6
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
4
5
5
6
7
4
5
4
5
4
7
9
5
4
5
4
8
8
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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