Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gnaraloo today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gnaraloo at 3PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gnaraloo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1278 | 1055 | 1041 | 1001 | 867 | 856 | 949 | 811 | 874 | 911 | 687 | 687 | 678 | 594 | 602 | 806 | 688 | 697 | 596 | 530 | 494 | 419 | 321 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.12m | 3:24PM0.58m | 3:17AM1.06m | 5:24PM0.51m | 4:15AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.41m | 7:24PM0.48m | 12:03PM0.43m | 6:39PM0.51m | 2:09PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1278 | 1055 | 1041 | 1001 | 867 | 856 | 949 | 811 | 874 | 911 | 687 | 687 | 678 | 594 | 602 | 806 | 688 | 697 | 596 | 530 | 494 | 419 | 321 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | NW 11 | W 22 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 9 | SW 4 | NW 9 | W 20 | W 20 | N 9 | W 18 | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 37 | 71 | 361 | 332 | 307 | 304 | 225 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 162 | 160 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | N 9 | NW 9 | — | N 9 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 |
— | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 216 | 227 | 267 | 267 | 216 | 267 | 216 | 267 | 227 | 1102 | 1294 | 1081 | 1081 | 1081 | 1081 | 1081 | 1001 | 937 | 1098 | 1081 | 446 |
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