Surf Forecasts:
Guillotines surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, S swell with 2,695 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Guillotines this week:
The surf forecast for Guillotines over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Guillotines in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Guillotines over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Let’s talk Guillotines. It’s an advanced point break that doesn’t break often, so pick your moments.
The start of this 16-day run is mostly flat and small. Saturday and Sunday, July 25th and 26th – not much to get excited about. First chance to get wet is Sunday morning, July 26th. Glassy conditions with a light offshore out of the SW, and a 4ft swell from the S at 10 seconds. Clean and rideable.
Monday morning, July 27th is similar: glassy, 3ft SSE swell at 8 seconds. Short period, small waves, but glassy and clean.
Then it goes dead from Monday afternoon through Wednesday, July 29th – that’s about 4 days of nothing.
Here we go. Thursday, July 30th – 12ft S swell with an 11-second period, glassy and clean with a moderate offshore from the SW. Combined energy at 3979 – massive. That’s big and powerful. Only for experts. Afternoon stays big at 10ft SSE, still clean, 2043 combined energy.
Friday, July 31st: 7ft to 7ft SSE swell, period 9 seconds. Clean in the morning with light offshore winds. Combined energy around 710-1408. Good shape, solid size.
Saturday, August 1st: glassy morning with 7ft SSE swell at 9 seconds, 1103 combined energy. Really good session if you get out early.
Sunday, August 2nd: glassy again in the afternoon, 6ft SE swell at 11 seconds, 837 combined energy. Clean long-period groundswell.
Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th are back to small and weak.
Wednesday, August 5th brings a new pulse: 10ft ESE swell at 8 seconds. Glassy in the morning, clean in the afternoon. Combined energy around 1161-1185 – punchy but short period.
Thursday, August 6th is the best of the second week: 12ft E swell at 9 seconds, light offshore SW wind in the morning, 2178 combined energy. Afternoon stays 12ft E, clean. Excellent for experienced surfers.
Friday, August 7th: 10ft E swell, glassy in the morning, 1952 combined energy. Afternoon ruined by a 20 km/h cross-onshore wind.
Saturday, August 8th drops to 5ft E swell, glassy in the morning, calm winds, 310 combined energy.
Sunday the 9th fades with rain and small short-period swell.
Best bets: Thursday, July 30th for the first week, and Thursday, August 6th for the second week. Both deliver big, clean swell with offshore wind and serious energy. Guillotines is inconsistent and can get crowded when it’s on, so be ready to share the lineup.
Water temp’s about average for this time of year, around 64°F.
Keep your eye on the long-range calls – they look solid but the closer we get, the better we’ll know.
- Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 1257 | 353 | 231 | 165 | 115 | 68 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 708 | 2556 | 2043 | 1954 | 710 | 778 | 676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.34m | 6:17AM0.91m | 6:08PM1.39m | 7:01AM0.94m | 6:51PM1.44m | 7:41AM0.98m | 7:30PM1.49m | 8:18AM1.02m | 8:08PM1.52m | 8:54AM1.06m | 8:44PM1.52m | 9:29AM1.10m | 9:20PM1.50m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.35m | 11:28AM0.51m | 1:08AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.48m | 1:46AM0.24m | 12:59PM0.44m | 2:22AM0.20m | 1:40PM0.41m | 2:56AM0.17m | 2:19PM0.38m | 3:28AM0.16m | 2:59PM0.38m | 4:00AM0.15m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 238 | 533 | 353 | 231 | 165 | 115 | 68 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 7 | — | 1423 | — | 1450 | 710 | 630 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 15 | NE 4 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 8 | N 4 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SE 18 | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1257 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 708 | 2556 | 2043 | 1954 | — | 778 | 676 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 17 | 78 | 350 | 476 | 595 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
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