
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gnaraloo today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gnaraloo at 5AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gnaraloo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
447 | 440 | 355 | 504 | 646 | 302 | 317 | 297 | 254 | 413 | 1309 | 1361 | 1813 | 2178 | 1302 | 1482 | 1717 | 1864 | 1843 | 2164 | 2251 | 1500 | 1428 | 1271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21AM0.91m | 4:01AM0.83m | 7:45PM0.79m | 6:15AM0.80m | 7:59PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.44m | 12:26PM0.45m | 1:24AM0.67m | 1:19PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 21 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
447 | 440 | 355 | 504 | 81 | 302 | 317 | 297 | 245 | 269 | 1309 | 1361 | — | — | 1302 | 1482 | 1717 | 1864 | 1843 | 2164 | 2251 | 1500 | 1428 | 1271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 26 | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | — | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 11 | 43 | 37 | — | 80 | 127 | 192 | 254 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 12 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
58 | 59 | 43 | — | 646 | 80 | 67 | 63 | 65 | 51 | — | — | 1813 | 2178 | 55 | 50 | 60 | 56 | 4 | — | — | 87 | 80 | 103 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 813 | 522 | 639 | 216 | 1294 | 1683 | 1325 | 1291 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 1300 | 1300 | 1310 | 1300 | 1300 | 1669 | 1656 | 1669 | 1670 | 1670 | 1670 | 1670 | 1300 |
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