The Guillotine Surf Forecast

/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Guillotine surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AWST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's The Guillotine sea temperature is 20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Guillotine today?

The current surf forecast for The Guillotine at 3AM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	11ft (3.5m)	17s
Afternoon (27 Apr)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Evening (27 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

Table - waves today at The Guillotine. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 26			Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wed 29
	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	3	5	7	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 22	SW 21	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1496	2840	4022	4911	7691	7468	6990	5622	4899	4777	4301	3926	3720	3916	3710	3420	3189	3017	2845	2687	2647	2491	2310	2168
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	ENE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on
High Tide		7:30PM0.72m					9:26AM0.72m				8:48PM0.67m				8:58AM0.74m				9:58PM0.63m				8:44AM0.79m
Low Tide	3:07PM0.66m				2:38AM0.48m				3:26PM0.57m				2:35AM0.54m				3:56PM0.48m				2:05AM0.58m


	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—
	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	15	16	16	14	14	16	16	14	14	14	15	18	20	20	17	16	15	14	14	19	20
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	13	15	12	12	15	15	13	13	12	13	16	19	19	16	14	13	12	12	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1395	1468	4022	4911	7691	7468	6990	5622	4899	4777	4301	3926	3720	3916	3710	3420	3189	3017	2845	2687	2647	2491	2310	2168
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 22	SW 21	SW 13	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1496	2840	1423	1249	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	7	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	5	6	6	0	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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