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Gnaraloo Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Gnaraloo surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gnaraloo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gnaraloo sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gnaraloo today?
The current surf forecast for Gnaraloo at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Gnaraloo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | |
98 | 98 | 149 | 147 | 169 | 167 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 222 | 267 | 339 | 330 | 326 | 406 | 416 | 406 | 453 | 551 | 543 | 551 | 468 | 481 | 481 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:11PM0.83m | 10:07AM1.43m | 11:56PM0.81m | 10:53AM1.43m | 00:41AM0.79m | 11:39AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.50m | 5:27PM-0.10m | 4:18AM0.49m | 6:12PM-0.07m | 5:01AM0.49m | 6:57PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
11 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
 kJ | 75 | 65 | 149 | 147 | 169 | 167 | 190 | 153 | 84 | 101 | 121 | 339 | 330 | 326 | 406 | 416 | 406 | 453 | 551 | 543 | 551 | 468 | 481 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 46 | 27 | 66 | 157 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 222 | 267 | 101 | 104 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 59 | 77 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | E 3 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | NW 10 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 68 | 119 | 118 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 7 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 446 | 543 | 543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 559 | 817 | 570 | 267 | 269 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 267 | 267 | 937 | 446 | 445 |
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