Gnarabup surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 4AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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)
7
8
6
6
0
0
6
6
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
5
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
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4.5
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
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7838
8281
8491
8051
7389
7293
7398
6702
5893
5560
4804
4182
3980
3728
4176
6834
7677
7320
7103
7065
7672
7523
6934
6152
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:10AM0.57m
8:52PM0.41m
8:16AM0.64m
11:07PM0.38m
8:33AM0.72m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.28m
3:17PM0.26m
1:16AM0.34m
4:08PM0.16m
00:25AM0.38m
5:05PM0.07m
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part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
19
20
21
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4.5
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
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
7838
8281
8491
8051
7389
7293
7398
6702
5893
5560
4804
4182
3980
3728
4176
6834
7677
7320
7103
7065
7672
7523
6934
6152
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
29
1736
1504
2605
1804
1652
1169
1216
319
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
6948
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
3
7
7
6
3
4
3
3
3
3
5
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Distance (km)
94
95
212
192
244
355
15
15
15
50
98
355
1688
355
98
244
355
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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