Gnarabup surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gnarabup today?

The current surf forecast for Gnarabup at 5PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (14 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
7
6
5
5
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
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
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4182
3980
3728
5501
7096
7789
7103
7213
7607
8144
7627
6699
6152
5353
4185
3475
3126
2496
2077
1978
1852
1821
1791
1685
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:07PM0.38m
8:33AM0.72m
8:56AM0.80m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.16m
00:25AM0.38m
5:05PM0.07m
6:09PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:25
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
4182
3980
3728
4314
7096
7789
7103
7213
7607
8144
7627
6699
6152
5353
4185
3475
3126
2496
2077
1978
1852
1821
1791
1685
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
Energy kJ
1002
408
11
11
11
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
2972
5501
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
6
3
4
3
3
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
355
355
1688
244
355
72
47
47
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
6
4
5
4
4
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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