Gunnery Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mornington Peninsula, Australia)

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Gunnery Surf Guide

Gunnery in Mornington Peninsula is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. A right hand reef break. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Gunnery Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Gunnery:

The best conditions reported for surf at Gunnery occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Gunnery with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 48% of the time in May while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% 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

50%

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 Gunnery Location Map

Interactive Gunnery 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 closest passenger airport to Gunnery is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW) in Australia, 57 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Gunnery is Avalon Airport (AVV), also in Australia, 69 km (43 miles) away.

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Gunnery Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:36 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Gunnery

Current tide and informaton

For Farm, 1 km from Gunnery.

Next High Water: 03:03pm | 2.08m

Next Low Water: 08:24am | 0.25m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Gunnery Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.0 °C) at Gunnery 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 14.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

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