
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gnaraloo today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gnaraloo at 6PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). 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 (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gnaraloo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
560 | 535 | 562 | 1506 | 1589 | 1589 | 1589 | 1589 | 1327 | 1165 | 1150 | 1003 | 859 | 636 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 425 | 670 | 1235 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24PM0.74m | 8:54AM1.23m | 10:47PM0.84m | 9:54AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.60m | 4:19PM0.09m | 3:34AM0.51m | 4:52PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
560 | 535 | 560 | 1506 | 1589 | 1589 | 1589 | 1589 | 1327 | 1165 | 1150 | 1003 | 859 | 636 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 425 | 670 | 1235 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | W 21 | NE 4 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | — |
273 | 363 | 562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 81 | 4 | 344 | 205 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 2 | — |
29 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 1670 | 1670 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 543 | 543 | 445 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 543 | 445 | 25 | 216 | 216 | 446 |
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