Surf-Forecast | Gull Rock Surf Guide

Lat Long: 35.24° S 138.46° E

Issued: 9 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gull Rock sea temperature is

17.0°C

Gull Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Gull Rock Surf Guide

Gull Rock in Adelaide is a fairly exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. There is no reef break. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rocks, locals and sharks.

Gull Rock Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Gull Rock:

The best conditions reported for surf at Gull Rock 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 Gull Rock (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Gull Rock with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in October while 13% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

13%

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

too small

83%

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

Explore Gull Rock Location Map

Interactive Gull Rock 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.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Gull Rock Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 17:50 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	1:30PM	4:30PM	7:30PM	10:30PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	8	7	7	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Gull Rock

Current tide and informaton

For Aldinga, 5 km from Gull Rock.

Next High Water: 07:42pm | 0.83m

Next Low Water: 09:28pm | 0.72m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Gull Rock Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.0 °C) at Gull Rock is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 18.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite