
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gnaraloo today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gnaraloo at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Gnaraloo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 217 | 207 | 201 | 155 | 389 | 368 | 879 | 1160 | 1656 | 2107 | 2305 | 2247 | 1976 | 1825 | 1591 | 1419 | 1534 | 1214 | 919 | 793 | 1030 | 522 | 426 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.17m | 2:06PM0.67m | 1:42AM1.10m | 2:49PM0.60m | 2:18AM1.03m | 4:46PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.30m | 6:40PM0.46m | 9:02AM0.38m | 6:45PM0.50m | 10:30AM0.44m | 6:06PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
217 | 217 | 207 | 201 | 151 | 175 | 368 | 879 | 1160 | 1656 | 2107 | 2305 | 2247 | 1976 | 1825 | 1591 | 1419 | 1534 | 1214 | 919 | 793 | — | 522 | 426 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 60 | 58 | 104 | 155 | 20 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | — | WSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 389 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 36 | 42 | 33 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 1030 | 44 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 32 | 1255 | 1255 | 1255 | 1291 | 1291 | 1310 | 1300 | 0 | 216 | 1670 | 1670 | 1669 | 446 | 445 | 445 | 445 | 0 | 1001 | 937 | 927 | 446 |
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