
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gnaraloo today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gnaraloo at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gnaraloo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
702 | 682 | 537 | 421 | 421 | 352 | 347 | 313 | 222 | 318 | 305 | 236 | 307 | 217 | 217 | 210 | 201 | 155 | 423 | 589 | 879 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03PM0.84m | 00:45AM1.23m | 1:34PM0.75m | 1:13AM1.17m | 2:06PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.38m | 7:36AM0.22m | 6:27PM0.42m | 8:14AM0.30m | 6:40PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | W 17 | W 17 |
702 | 682 | 537 | 421 | 421 | 352 | 347 | 313 | 222 | 318 | 305 | 236 | 307 | 217 | 217 | 210 | 201 | 151 | 175 | 589 | 879 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 16 | W 16 | W 22 | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 3 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | — | — |
57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 46 | 81 | 9 | — | 30 | 30 | 1 | 60 | 58 | 104 | 155 | 20 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | 23 | 19 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 423 | 21 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 813 | 866 | 446 | 445 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 216 | 1296 | 1186 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1177 | 1186 | 1255 | 1255 | 1262 |
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