Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gnaraloo today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gnaraloo at 4PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Gnaraloo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
964 | 976 | 1162 | 1203 | 1203 | 1175 | 1108 | 1055 | 1042 | 882 | 871 | 749 | 739 | 620 | 612 | 574 | 462 | 449 | 443 | 437 | 459 | |
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 | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.04m | 00:05AM1.21m | 12:27PM0.98m | 00:31AM1.25m | 1:04PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.25m | 6:24AM0.21m | 6:02PM0.29m | 7:03AM0.18m | 6:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
964 | 976 | 1162 | 1203 | 1203 | 1175 | 1108 | 1055 | 1042 | 882 | 871 | 749 | 739 | 620 | 612 | 574 | 462 | 449 | 443 | 437 | 459 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
373 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
— | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 86 | 168 | 208 | 169 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1411 | 1300 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 567 | 1001 | 937 | 562 | 557 | 1300 | 562 | 1132 | 1102 | 1081 |
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