Gunnamatta Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.46° S 144.87° E

Gunnamatta Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gunnamatta Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Gunnamatta Beach today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gunnamatta Beach at 8AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Gunnamatta Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2169
2066
2065
2354
2414
2384
2009
1832
1542
1500
1271
1154
990
780
711
623
486
424
411
335
314
228
224
199
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:41AM1.52m
1:53PM1.78m
1:46AM1.57m
2:37PM1.80m
2:45AM1.60m
3:18PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.05m
8:00PM0.47m
8:05AM0.10m
8:49PM0.35m
8:55AM0.18m
9:35PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
6
7
11
12
11
9
7
7
7
9
11
12
9
10
8
8
6
7
11
12
10
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