Grabbers Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Perth City Coast, Australia)

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Grabbers Surf Guide

Grabbers in the Perth Area is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rocks and sharks.

Grabbers Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	21.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Grabbers:

The best conditions reported for surf at Grabbers occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Grabbers (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Grabbers with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 48% of the time in May while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

48%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

52%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Grabbers Location Map

Interactive Grabbers surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Grabbers is Perth International Airport (PER) in Australia, which is 23 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Grabbers is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD), also in Australia, 31 km (19 miles) away.

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Grabbers Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 05:24 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	18	18	17	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

What does Grabbers look like?

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Credit: Alex Black

Tides at Grabbers

Current tide and informaton

For Hillarys, 5 km from Grabbers.

Next High Water: 10:31am | 0.66m

Next Low Water: 11:37pm | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Grabbers Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.1 °C) at Grabbers is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Grabbers

Surf stats for Grabbers, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Grabbers

Wind stats for Grabbers, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Grabbers Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 7 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:2.9
Consistency of Surf:2.7
Difficulty Level:2.9
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.5
Crowds:2.7
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

zac from Australia

“Overall a pretty good break I've had good times with my mates here surfing nice chill rides. Although its very flat in summer even if the swell is 2 metres so best off going to trigg in summer.”

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