Massacres Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far West of Victoria, Australia)

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Massacres Surf Guide

Massacres in Far West Coast is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. There is a right breaking reef. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rips, rocks and sharks.

Massacres Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Massacres:

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

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

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Massacres with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 50% of the time in June while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

50%

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 Massacres Location Map

Interactive Massacres 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 nearest passenger airport to Massacres is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, which is 154 km (96 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Massacres is Melbourne International Airport (MEL), also in Australia, 202 km (125 miles) away.

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Massacres Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 17:27 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	WSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	13	10	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Massacres

Current tide and informaton

For Bay of Martyrs, 2 km from Massacres.

Next High Water: 12:59am | 0.5m

Next Low Water: 08:47pm | 0.37m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Massacres Sea Temperature

The Massacres water temperature is rather cool (16.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.