Gull Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.24° S 138.46° E

Gull Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gull Rock sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Gull Rock today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Gull Rock at 9AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

Table - waves today at Gull Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.9
N
4
1
NNW
4
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.4
SW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
10
4
3
5
25
39
37
54
54
53
64
40
28
36
24
23
17
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
20
NE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:45AM1.88m
6:42PM1.51m
7:09AM1.84m
7:00PM1.35m
7:34AM1.75m
7:14PM1.18m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.04m
12:56PM0.23m
00:41AM0.10m
1:25PM0.35m
00:56AM0.19m
1:55PM0.50m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
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5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
1
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Temp °C
15
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
15
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
13
12
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